Health workshop tips women about self-care in Riverlea
The event was to educate about the free health services in the community.
A Maternal Health, Cervical and Breast Awareness event took place at the Riverlea Recreation Centre. The event was held by the Region B Health Department in partnership with Anova Health Institute.
Once registration and tea time was over the programme started with a prayer by Nosipho Boso followed by Caretaker Cllr for Ward 68, Khana Amod who encouraged residents to educate themselves with regards to health.
Florence Mosiane, the operational manager of the Riverlea Clinic shared that the event is to educate and make women as well as men that there are free health services in the community.
Sister Puseletso Mmatli spoke about the importance of family planning, the different methods, side effects and shared the expression; ‘You are what you eat’ and that residents should make better health choices.
The early booking and benefits session for mother and child was held by Sister Bontle Makhoane who encouraged women to go to the clinic as soon as they suspect that they are pregnant and no later than 20 weeks in.
Programme director Maletsitsi Nkopane added that it is important to know yours as well as your partner’s health history.
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Sister Nthabiseng Kekane from Anova Health Institute spoke about diseases that are killing mothers, preventions, and support groups that will cater to pregnant women’s needs.
Residents who attended the event were also given the opportunity to go for cervical and breast screenings as well as HIV testing in the mobile clinics which were in the parking lot of the recreation centre.
Health practitioners; Weziwe Mkhefa and David Motshedi spoke about sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) and HIV and they demonstrated how male and female condoms should be used.
The keynote address was given by Sister Shirely Maphosa, and Sister Debrah Peete spoke about cervical cancer. Ouma Mamatela who is a breast cancer survivor and counsellor at the Helen Joseph Breast Clinic shared her empowering and heartfelt story and Region B environmental health inspector Siphephile Myeni spoke on coronavirus and the trend of pilchards which can give residents food poisoning.
Residents were given fruits, a magazine, and pamphlets with all the services which the clinics offer and were encouraged to go out and educate those who did not attend the event.
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