Health Department visits Vukani

The Department of Health recently conducted door to door visits and held a pop-up clinic in Vukani to mark TB Month. Residents were screened for blood pressure, HIV and TB, and those who wanted received condoms. Monica Mcuba is the Makana Subdistrict’s TB and HIV Coordinator and worked alongside enrolled nurse Gersshowon Max, Nomakhaya Mamba (Health Promotion), Yongama Titus (Health Promotion) and Celiwe Cewu (Sarah Baartman District HIV and TB Co-ordinator).

The team provided information about listeriosis, advising that newborn babies, the elderly, pregnant women and unborn babies and those with underlying conditions such as HIV, diabetes, cancer, chronic liver or kidney disease were most at risk. Symptoms were usually mild and might include fever and sometimes nausea or diarrhoea. Good basic hygiene and proper, safe food preparation and storage lessened the risk of contracting the illness.

From left: Gershwon Max (enrolled nurse) Yongama Titus (health promotion practitioner), Monica Mcuba (Makana Subdistrict’s HIV and TB Co-ordinator), Celiwe Cewu (Sarah Baartman District HIV and TB Co-ordinator) and Nomakhaya Mamba (health promotion practitioner). Photo: Lindani Donyeli

Nomakhaya Mamba holding a loudspeaker advising the community about Listeriosis and to wash their fruit and vegetables before using them

Monica Mcuba providing sausage roll and a cool drink to the public when they finish

and brie.

After the session people were provided sausage rolls and cool drinks