tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52728118814323268122024-03-06T22:02:36.142+02:00The HOPE Centrefighting chronic diabetes & hypertensionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-50497637329220150672015-11-14T08:46:00.000+02:002015-11-14T08:48:32.589+02:00Nurses takes to the streets on World Diabetes Day!<style>
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Africa are suffering from diabetes. However, this number is in reality much higher since
it’s estimated that more then 50% of people are unaware they have the illness
and have never been diagnosed. This is one of the major tasks that the HOPE Centre is tackling on a daily basis. To this end, on World Diabetes Day (14th November), the nurses will take to
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dangerous illnesses in South Africa</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></b></i><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br />Around 60 people die every
day from Diabetes in South Africa. This is according to Statistics South Africa.
South Africa does not even feature in the list of top ten countries for
Diabetes prevalence, yet the rate of people dying because of the illness on the
continent is far higher than in the countries with higher prevalance. Many
deaths and complications could be avoided if people went for screening and if
people sought health care earlier. South Africa's high death rate is caused by
lack of access to insulin and to medical professionals that are specialised in
treating Diabetes. But also, numbers would come right down if people had a higher level of awareness
and practiced healthier lifestyles</span><i><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">.</span></b></i></div>
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productivity, teamwork and cheerful people from all corners<span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Microsoft%20Office-anv%8Andare" datetime="2015-08-11T10:22"> </ins></span>of
the world! Project HOPE staff members in South Africa are constantly finding new projects
and initiatives to help the rural communities around Johannesburg. The latest
project was to establish and plant a sustainable herb garden in the community
of Itsoseng. With some great help from the community members, volunteers and
sponsors in the name of Mandela on the 17th of July, this became a great success!
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M</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">andela
Day is a global call to action for citizens of the world to take up the
challenge and follow in the admirable footsteps of Nelson Mandela, a man who
transformed his life, served his country and freed his people. Its objective is
to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better
and, in doing so, to build a global movement for the good of mankind. </span></div>
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day is a day when people forget about themselves and give back to those less
fortunate communities. Interacting closely with such communities is a
reality check. I think South African people are caring and humble people who
have a giving spirit and are willing to help out if they can. It feels
good to make a difference, to help the community. Everyone coming together as
one - like Mandela would have wanted. Celebrating and living the true Madiba
legend is what it’s all about”.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Minion Pro"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></div>
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Resources Manager, Boston Scientific, South Africa.</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">It was amazing how quickly a piece of dry
land transformed into a living garden of herbs and vegetabes, with a bit of
team work and a fantastic collective spirit. The enthusiasm was high all around
and the gardeners’ excitement couldn’t be hidden. The singing and dancing
hardly stopped throughout the day! </span></div>
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aims with the project at Itsoseng was to revive the community garden next to
the HOPE Centre Clinic and to train community members </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">on how to take
care of their garden and make it sustainable. The aim of the garden is to
promote a healthy lifestyle, reduce food security issues, and to create an
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXgsu13VzMn5n0Y0GfSyROem29yO3paDkJoA_Hyco44vvXzj2k-2JscfHhqu9Sn6cXGPe060xYMtm2r5MTGIiafOvMr8ov-h53ULDIFrPUOCv1CwS01Ey-Tf1UeNNwJPjwM7WYYd0LQU/s1600/Interviews.Pic.only3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXgsu13VzMn5n0Y0GfSyROem29yO3paDkJoA_Hyco44vvXzj2k-2JscfHhqu9Sn6cXGPe060xYMtm2r5MTGIiafOvMr8ov-h53ULDIFrPUOCv1CwS01Ey-Tf1UeNNwJPjwM7WYYd0LQU/s200/Interviews.Pic.only3.jpg" width="163" /></a></div>
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happy and excited about this new garden. I have worked in a garden before at
my previous job as a domestic worker. There were also herbs so I have a bit
of experience. I have no job at the moment so I will definitely be here every
day to look after the garden. I’m looking forward to see the plants grow.”<br /><b> -
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something. Two days ago I was in Oxford Circus, in central London, surrounded
by busy and stressed people, driven by consumerism - it’s such a different
world. Here you find joy and a spirit of “living” that I think we have lost
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<i>- Lesley Billington, volunteer and expat from UK</i><br /><br />A herb garden reaps many benefits. </b><br />
A herb garden has the benefit of motivating patients and local community
members to use more herbs in their daily food which helps in reducing salt and
spice intake. Additionally, in another garden project at a different community,
we have been able to see the pride and joy that garden members experience by
working together on the project and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enabling them to maintain a well-run and
profitable group. To this end, all proceeds from selling produce from the
garden are shared among the members. The HOPE clinic staff also teach the
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What is ”Mandela Day”?</span></b></div>
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M</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">andela Day is a
global call to action for citizens of the world to take up the challenge and
follow in the admirable footsteps of Nelson Mandela, a man who transformed his
life, served his country and freed his people. Its objective is to inspire
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>”Take action, Inspire
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Nelson Mandela Foundation encourage each one of us to simply do good every day,
living Nelson Mandela’s legacy and helping to build the country of our dreams.
Mandela Day is dynamic and ever-changing: it belongs to everyone and can take
place anywhere, at any time. <br /></span><br />
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International Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s
birthday on 18 July, 2009 via unanimous decision by the UN General
Assembly. It is more than a celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and
legacy. It is a global movement to honour his life’s work and act to change the
world for the better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Project HOPE South Africa is supporting Itsoseng,
an informal settlement in the outskirts of Johannesburg, in honour of Mandela
day on the 17th of July by reviving their community garden. Project HOPE aims
to plant herbs and provide training to community gardeners to make the revived
garden sustainable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Health awareness is already a key focus for Project
HOPE’s HOPE Centre staff and we are constantly identifying ways to raise awareness in new communities. The Mandela Day project in Itsoseng is no
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i>”We already have a success story from Kopano
Garden in Zandspruit where community members and patients from the HOPE Clinic
are involved, working together to make some extra money, learn about gardening,
and for most; to better their health”. We see a high interest for creating the
same in Itsoseng and want to make it happen.”</i> – says Portia Zulu, Health
Education & Training Officer for Project HOPE South Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">We are hoping for a high level
of interest on Mandela Day – from both community members and volounteers. The
aim of the project is to revive the community garden and train community members
on how to take care of their garden so that it is sustainable. The aim of the
garden is to promote a healthy lifestyle, reduce food security issues, and
create an income for the garden members. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">To turn this piece of land into a sustainable and
lush garden of herbs, we need your help! The 17th of July, in honour of Mandela
Day, is the day when the transformation is happening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">So, do a good deed and make a difference for the
community members in Itsoseng! Come and help us transform this land and hand it
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">We are in need of sponsors and donations</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Our goal is to make this a sustainable project
which means we are in need of kind sponsors and donations, both for Mandela Day
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Garden, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">we are happy to show everyone our gratitude on social media and on our website
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Refilwe Lechoba</b><i><b> </b></i>– HOPE Centre Program Coordinator</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Email:
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Portia Zulu</b> - </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Health Education &
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HOPE Centre staff are familiar faces
in Zandspruit, a large informal settlement outside of Johannesburg. Every month
the HOPE Centre team takes to the streets to give a helping hand in an area
where awareness for diabetes and hypertension is often low. Project HOPE screens,
educates and advises residents of the community on their status and the healthy
practices that can help prevent non-communicable diseases. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So for the HOPE centre, the activities
of ”World Hypertension Day” are a frequen<span style="color: black;">t occurrence.</span> However, Saturday the
16th of May was extra cheerful and involved screenings as well as numerous volunteers from Monash University and the local community who drew attention
to the HOPE Centre staff’s activities and the burden of NCDs with a flash mob dancing
in the streets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">103 residents participated in the
screening for hypertension and diabetes on the ”World Hypertension Day” event
that was held on Saturday 16th of May in Zandspruit. Half of those who were
screened were referred to the HOPE Clinic for future check-ups due to the high
rate of undiagnosed hypertension that we often find in the community. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By offering free screening opportunities like this one,
Project HOPE is detecting NCDs early and getting people into appropriate
treatment when necessary to improve patients’ quality of life.</span></div>
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were supported by a wonderful team of 43 volunteers! </span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are grateful for the help and support from the nurses of <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Empilweni Nursing College</span> in Randburg
who helped us weigh and measure patients so we could check their BMI, prick
fingers to assess diabetes risk, take blood pressure, educate residents about
their results, and where necessary refer people to the HOPE Centre clinic. All participants
that came for the screening tests received education materials about the risks
of diabetes and hypertension and some fruit to promote a healthy diet. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Some people also just came to chat or
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We also want to thank the cheerful group of happy flash mob dancers from the </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Red Drop organisation at Monash University who provided some light-hearted
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02919015910310233623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-38368196617600473012015-05-13T13:09:00.001+02:002015-05-13T13:09:16.795+02:00World Hypertension Day in Zandspruit – Feeling the Pressure<br /><br />
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<i><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A shocking number of people in South Africa, approximately 6.3 million,
are living with high blood pressure. This is one of the highest rates of
hypertension world-wide and provides the HOPE Centre with both a challenge and
an opportunity to raise awareness and encourage community members to take measures
to prevent this life-threatening disease on the upcoming World Hypertension Day,
17 May. </span></b></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i><b>“Know your blood pressure” is the theme for 2015</b></i><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>“Knowledge is key”</i> as one says and
raising awareness about hypertension is essential. Global statistics indicate
that only 50% of those with hypertension are aware they actually have it and in
some populations the percentage is even less than 10%. Widely acknowledged as
an often undiagnosed condition among patients in South Africa, high rates of
poorly controlled hypertension make many South Africans </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">susceptible to life-threatening complications like
stroke and heart attack. Statistics show that about 130 heart attacks and 240
strokes occur daily in South Africa. This means that 10 people will suffer a
stroke and five people will have a heart attack every hour.</span></div>
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<i><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Project HOPE to the screening!</span></b></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On Saturday the 16<sup>th</sup> of May the HOPE
Centre staff </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">along with </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Monash University, Empilweni Nursing College, volunteers from local
organisations and Right to Care (an HIV Counseling & Testing Organization)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">will take to
the streets </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">to promote public awareness of
hypertension, educate patients, perform demonstrations and encourage all
residents to test, prevent and manage this silent epidemic. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i>“We want to
reach about 300 adults throughout the community of Zandpsruit on WHD, to
provide them with an opportunity to know their blood pressure and to seek assistance
as a preventative and health promotion measure.”</i> – says </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Refilwe L.
Maseko, Project HOPE program coordinator.</span></div>
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<i><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">South Africa – Salt reducing pioneers</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Salt is a key contributor to high
blood pressure, as it makes the heart work harder and can lead to heart
disease, stroke, heart failure and kidney disease. A</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ccording to the Heart and Stroke foundation, South Africa, South Africans
also consume far more than double the amount of recommended salt intake per
day. Not only are the South Africans happy salters, the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">problem is that the majority of
this salt is hidden in products and consumed by people who are probably unaware
of the high salt content in their food. For example, the biggest salt traps are
by far bread and margarine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This fact has lead to ground
breaking South African legislation by Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi
which will make salt reduction in the food industry mandatory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The HOPE Centre feels strongly
positive that South Africa is setting an example with the new legislation around
salt reduction in foods. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Still, however, education of
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Watch, working in association with World Action on Salt and Health (WASH),
launch a major national awareness campaign to help reduce population salt
intake in South Africa later this year. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /><br /><br /></span></i></b></span>
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<i><b><a href="http://ish-world.com/news/a/World-Hypertension-Day-2015/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">International Society of Hypertension </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></a></b></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><br />Ideas are constantly flowing and leading to new and
exciting initiatives at the HOPE centre in Zandspruit. One of the newest blooming
projects is to involve and educate local community members and patients from
the HOPE Centre clinic about healthier cooking - through a wonderful smelling
and lush herb garden!</span></i></b><span lang="EN-ZA"><br /><br />The driving force behind this continuously growing project is Project
HOPE program coordinator Refilwe L. Maseko who saw an unused space on the
premises of The HOPE Centre’s site at Emthonjeni Community Centre and made her
vision to help the community into a reality. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">“I saw an interest from the community to get involved,
for them to earn a bit extra money and a possibility for further ways to
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We started small but the interest of the garden has been high, so our garden
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Kopano garden has had the benefit of motivating patients and local community
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spice intake. Additionally, the joy and pride garden members experience working
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shared and the extra income each member makes from selling the organic herbs to
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">“We also teach our patients
about the healthy use of herbs in the food and it’s a possibility to learn how to use these nice smelling and tasting herbs for both
cooking and healing purposes.”</span></i><span lang="EN-ZA"> – says Refilwe L.
Maseko</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">The garden team has already branched out
and has started to sell their organic herbs to local restaurants and
organisations. Thus, opportunities for garden members are increasing and the
garden team hopes that increasing interest from restaurants will contribute new
resources and opportunities for income generation to the community of
Zandspruit. </span></div>
<span lang="EN-ZA">Today the herbs available for sales are; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rosemary, thyme, basil, chives, rocket and
sage</i> and within a near future the garden will expand with; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garlic, lavender, mint, lemon grass and
lemon balm.</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Expansion of The HOPE Centre model: gearing up to improve care for NCDs in new communities</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Results from Project HOPE’s 5 Steps to Self-Care pilot in South Africa</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">New data system to streamline data collection and reporting for Project HOPE’s clinics</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Project HOPE South Africa celebrates World Diabetes Day with Zandspruit residents</span></li>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0K-tnACAMuyZzBKSkhiU0djcGc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Read the newsletter here >></a><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I live with Diabetes and Hypertension. I discovered that I was unwell when I was admitted to hospital in 2013 and was informed that my diagnosis was Diabetes. My leg was amputated as a way of containing Diabetes.</span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">I spent a long time recovering there before I was discharged and referred to Zandspruit Clinic. The local clinic referred me further to Project HOPE clinic in the same year.</span></div>
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</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">After a number of consultations and treatment for almost a year at the HOPE clinic, I feel well and happy as result of Project Hope services. I recommend Project Hope clinic and its support services to people I know, to visit the HOPE clinic. I keep telling them how helpful the clinic has been to me. I am confident to tell them about my conditions and what to eat too. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The difference I notice between HOPE Centre and other Health facilities is that Project HOPE staff cares for people. There are no long queues that you find at other clinics. They don’t just give medication but they educate patients as well on non-</span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">communicable diseases (NCDs) through programs such as the 5 Steps to Self Care. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Things that I’ve learnt about my conditions are: Diabetes kills if it is ignored and hypertension can </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">even</span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">cause stroke. I have also learned how important it is to take care of myself while I have this NCD, to get checked-up regularly, as well as to take medication accordingly. </span></div>
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In August 2014, Project HOPE partnered with Fodisong Community Health Centre and the Rotary Club of Sandton to bring food supplements for patients in need in both Zandspruit and Itsoseng. Our nurses refer patients into the program, and we monitor clinical outcomes, medication adherence, and overall wellbeing (using the WHO-5 Questionnaire) for all participants. Since August, we've continued to distribute food supplements, such as e-pap, e-spread, soya mince & maize meal, to 45 patients on a bi-weekly basis. Alongside the supplements, patients receive nutrition education.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-69960717451645404822015-02-20T11:33:00.000+02:002015-02-20T11:54:27.156+02:00Connecting Hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In October 2014, Project HOPE South Africa partnered with <a href="http://www.lilly.com/Pages/Home.aspx">Eli Lilly and Company</a> to bring a wonderful group of 10 volunteers to Zandspruit through the Connecting Hearts Abroad program. The volunteers brought both passion and expertise to projects in support of the work of the Lilly NCD partnership with Project HOPE in Zandspruit. This was Project HOPE South Africa’s second year of involvement in the Connecting Hearts Abroad program and was the best yet!<br />
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Volunteer projects focused on nutrition and exercise for NCD patients, health promotion events in the community, training for community health workers, and initiating improvements to M&E systems for the NCD project. <br />
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Through the program this year, the Lilly volunteers successfully made a lasting impact on the NCD partnership in Zandspruit. We sincerely appreciate both the opportunity to participate as a Connecting Hearts Abroad program partner and the individual efforts of each of the outstanding volunteers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-42064844934452774572014-12-04T17:56:00.000+02:002014-12-04T17:56:17.553+02:00World Diabetes Day Success <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
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<b style="font-size: 11pt;">300 Zandspruit residents participated in our WDD event held on Saturday 15 November. </b><b style="font-size: 11pt;">Treatment was initiated for 12 new patients with diabetes or hypertension.</b></div>
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<li>Circumcision counselling and bookings</li>
<li>Enrollment in Project HOPE’s patients support and prevention programs</li>
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<li>Traditional dance performances</li>
<li>Group exercise sessions</li>
<li>Kids activities</li>
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<br />Thank you to our partners who supported the event:<br /><ul>
<li>Eli Lilly & Company</li>
<li>Right to Care</li>
<li>City of Johannesburg</li>
<li>WITS Dental</li>
<li>University of Pretoria</li>
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<li>Partnering with government: Project HOPE trains community health workers in Itsoseng</li>
<li>Nutrition Program launched in Itsoseng & Zandspruit</li>
<li>Health education team making a big impact with patient self-care and prevention programs</li>
<li>Project HOPE South Africa hosts Eli Lilly Connecting Hearts volunteers</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-68712377099807081052014-11-12T14:44:00.000+02:002014-11-12T14:44:43.088+02:00World Diabetes Day Almost Here<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Foot & Eye Exams (for patients with diabetes)</li>
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<li>Cooking Classes</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-41958183183543444772014-09-16T13:11:00.001+02:002014-09-16T13:13:07.154+02:00Project HOPE South Africa attends PHASA Conference <div>
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Conference Date: 03rd – 6th September 2013<br />
Conference Theme: Towards a healthcare revolution - Dignity, rights and quality<br />
Place: The Ranch, Polokwane<br />
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Project HOPE staff Lebo Molete and Melikhaya Soboyisi were among approximately 200 delegates from several countries who attended the 10th annual PHASA conference. Delegates represented academic institutions, government health departments, research organisations, non-profit organisations, consultants and independent health care providers. <br />
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Melikhaya presented a poster on the HOPE Centre model which attracted a lot of attention, questions and discussions during and after his poster presentation.<br />
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Project HOPE was the only NGO to present evidence based findings of a unique NCD intervention</div>
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The Project HOPE presentation won the best poster presentation accolade in its category (NCDs) and received a prize<br />
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Melikhaya received a nomination and votes to become the Treasurer in the JUPHASA executive committee for the next year<br />
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Over the past two months, the HOPE Centre has been focusing
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Portia Zulu and her team of Peer Educators discuss the work
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Manager, Portia equips the team to educate others by passing on her expertise
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Currently, the Education Team is implementing a program, 5
Steps to Self Care, that equips patients with knowledge about their health and
stresses the importance of knowing their numbers. </div>
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"The program answers questions such as: What is
hypertension? What are high numbers? What are low numbers? And what are the warning signs I should look
out for?" Portia explains. "It
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The 5 Steps to Self Care walks patients through basic
understanding of diabetes and hypertension, nutrition, as well as exercise. Overall, the course is 25 sessions and
includes hands-on lessons like cooking demonstrations and exercise
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"We haven't decided for sure, but we are thinking we'll
hold Zumba classes for the exercise portion of the program," Portia says. </div>
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Another program sponsored by one of our partners, Lily, is
Conversation Maps. Intended to get
patients talking and asking questions, Conversation Maps highlights common
lifestyle choices and how these decisions affect diabetics. Topics such as portion control, proper
exercise, and myths surrounding diabetes are discussed. Portia explains some of the ways that a
patient's culture may affect his lifestyle choices. For example, large family gatherings with plenty
of unhealthy foods are common, and a patient may feel obligated to partake. She also explains that providing people with
accurate information about diabetes is essential. When a patient begins feeling the negative
effects of diabetes, she may visit a traditional healer instead of seeking
medical attention, which can lead to ineffective treatment or no treatment at
all. <br />
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But these programs alone are not enough. A motivated and educated team is required to
bring this valuable information to our patients. Portia and team of three Peer Educators work
to bridge that gap and to make this information applicable and easy to
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Xolelwa teaches two classes every week -- one for the HOPE
staff and one for community members. Even
though her community class is just starting up the 5 Steps to Self Care, she
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Jeff also has two classes, and is excited to report that his
class of community members has an attendance of 80%. Jeff recognizes the hard work of his
students. "One of the ladies that
attends is beginning to pay attention to what she eats. While at a big family event, she chose
healthy foods," he says. <br />
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Donation's two community classes are also thriving. "They ask many questions and even want
to invite friends," he says. One of
Donation's classes is held on Saturdays.
The team explains that patients will often have jobs that keep them from
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The members of the Education Team are diverse, come from various
backgrounds, and speak different languages. They explain that this comes in handy while
teaching the classes, as English is not the first language of many of their
students.<br />
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Flexible and motivated, this power team is determined to educate the HOPE patients and push them towards healthier lifestyles.<br />
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But their work doesn't stop there. They are also to determined to practice what they preach. Going through the 5 Steps of Self Care themselves, the team is implementing healthier choices in their own lives.<br />
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As of now, there are 90 people participating the 5 Steps to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-20047831897805326732014-07-08T12:38:00.000+02:002014-07-08T17:28:30.127+02:00Tending to our Gardeners Our community gardens have been very successful this year as we have both increased participation and also more closely integrated the community garden in Zandspruit, which we call the Kopano Garden Project, with the rest of The HOPE Centre. After our gardening participants received training from the Northcliff Rotary and JAM (Joint Aid Management, Int’l) earlier this year, the garden took off and attracted the attention of both our patients and a local restaurant. As a result, gardeners recently began selling part of the produce from the garden to patients which both gives patients access to affordable healthy vegetables and also generates income for our gardeners which they save through our VSL program. Similarly, gardeners will begin selling produce to the local restaurant later this year. <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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However, 26 June was a particularly special day in Zandspruit as we went beyond caring for the health and growth of our vegetables and concentrated on the health and personal growth of our gardeners.<br />
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With the help of Refilwe and Lebo from our community outreach and programs team, we arranged for Portia Zulu, the newest member of Project HOPE South Africa, to address the group. Portia is a professional nutritionist/dietitian and succeeded in involving the group in a lively discussion about healthy eating patterns and fitness. Diabetes and blood pressure tests were done and the group will now partake in an 8 month health and fitness programme and then be retested. Around 95% of the group suffers from high blood pressure, and this intervention will contribute greatly to the general well-being of our gardeners.</div>
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A very special thanks to Refilwe who has been the backbone of our gardening project and communicator par excellence. Her leadership qualities has contributed greatly to the success of this project.<br />
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The team from Project HOPE were presented with bunches of freshly picked spinach from the Kopano gardens as a token of thanks for their support.<br />
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The stats regarding the prevalence of hypertension in South Africa are scary, to say the least:<br />
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"New research reveals that South Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure reported among people aged 50 and over for any country in the world, <b>at any time in history.</b>"</blockquote>
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"78% of those who took part in South Africa tested positive for high blood pressure, or hypertension. Less than one in 10 people were effectively controlling their condition with medication." </blockquote>
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- A Study Conducted by University of East Anglia (read the full study <a href="http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2014/February/hypertension-blood-pressure-research" target="_blank">here</a>)</blockquote>
Part of our mission is to change those stats, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to raise awareness about hypertension, even if it means being a little silly.<br />
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Along with Monash University and Rose Star Nursing school, we celebrated World Hypertension Day on the 17th of May 2014 by conducting an awareness campaign in the Community of Zandspruit. Three screening stations were set up. </div>
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After the screenings, we discussed the health risks associated with diabetes and hypertension with community members. Each person received a piece of fruit for participating.</div>
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What would a celebration be without a little dancing? To draw attention to the screening stations and make sure everyone knew what we were up to, the team organized a flash mob dance!</div>
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(learn more about World Hypertension Day at the <a href="http://ish-world.com/public/world-hypertension-day.htm">International Society of Hypertension</a>)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828315582034461922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-68149244103241286052013-10-17T22:14:00.000+02:002013-10-17T22:14:48.788+02:00Helping Patients to understand their Conditions<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Here below is a wonderful post from our own Lindelwa Myali, the Patient Liaison Officer at the HOPE Center Clinic in Zandspruit South Africa and a testimony to the great job she does from one of our patients.</em></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi I’m Lindelwa Myali, the Patient Liaison
Officer. I joined Project HOPE in September 2012. I am certified in HIV testing
and counselling but have been working in the area of diabetes and hypertension since I joined Project HOPE. I am based at the clinic and I provide two types of services to my patients:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Patient education:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I give patient education to all patients
who come to the clinic. For lifestyle changes for diabetic and hypertensive
patients,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hand out the “Dietary
Guildelines” sheet which we have in several languages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To them my main message is “I know that we
are poor here in the township but please try to eat at least two fruits and two
vegetables per day”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drink at least 8
glasses of water a day and stay away from sugar and salt as much as
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take your medication as I tell
you and I can assure you your glucose and blood pressure levels will decrease
significantly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Treatment and adherence: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give
patients information about the medication that they are taking with guidance
from our medication information pamphlets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I present each patient with a pamphlet <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and together we discuss it. I repeat the same
exercise twice or even thrice to some patients when they come back to the
clinic for the regular check-ups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only
release the patient when I am 100% satisfied that they are fully
compliant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I keep a register of all my patients
so I am able to track when I see them. A newly referred patient was taking
medication for two years but had no idea why she was taking it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really like these forms that Project HOPE
has done as it brings structure to my role and has raised my confidence in
dealing with patients and I am hoping that we can get these all translated now into local languages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><u>Patient Testimony</u><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOGYI1Z_zb9OcfxQlio1DVcCgTAoyXhOJzhupTgAInQmt3DS-LSLEaMXLHGqM9LrxJyBbuOqcsp_q3A5RJF_PwBfENmKfLikL0OuPRVE_5any76QZ1DcgV8vVqmSoRXdIZ15HNq8FpNJw/s1600/Gladys+Ngcobo+with+Lindelwa+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOGYI1Z_zb9OcfxQlio1DVcCgTAoyXhOJzhupTgAInQmt3DS-LSLEaMXLHGqM9LrxJyBbuOqcsp_q3A5RJF_PwBfENmKfLikL0OuPRVE_5any76QZ1DcgV8vVqmSoRXdIZ15HNq8FpNJw/s320/Gladys+Ngcobo+with+Lindelwa+.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<em>Hi, I am Gladys Ngcobo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am both diabetic and hypertensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I first came here in December 2012. My<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>blood pressure was 138/80 and now it is
123/72. I love this clinic, can you see that my appointment finished long ago
but I am still hanging around here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
staff treat us with respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone
has a smiling face and they make us feel welcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love Lindelwa and the work that she is
doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She explains everything so well
to me and when I don’t understand, I ask her again and again! Before I came
here, I did not know what it is like to be treated well in a clinic. I love
these sheets that Lindelwa gives me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
read them every morning before I take my medication. I also like the fact that
we get appointment cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never
leave this Project HOPE clinic</em>."<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-80263477012556697992013-09-19T14:09:00.000+02:002014-05-29T15:12:48.352+02:00Reflecting on the Past Year<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Looking
back over the past year, it has been amazing to look at the road well-travelled
that Project HOPE South Africa has been on. Our clinic celebrated its one year
anniversary this month and has gone through some remarkable changes. What we
were doing, whilst so good a year ago seems so amateur compared how we run the
clinic now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I reflect back, it makes me so proud to see how our staff have learnt new
skills with limited education and no previous background in working in a clinic.
We now have a team that can take blood pressures, run state of the art
laboratory equipment to analyze blood results, provide counseling to patients
on the various medications that they are taking, manage a pharmacy. The list
goes on and on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Not
only that but our list of services is slowly but steadily increasing as our
reputation increases. We manage the governments’ case load of diabetic and
hypertensive patients in the community. We are able to treat them for all their
minor ailments, provide HIV and TB testing, and have recently expanded to
provide cervical cancer and prostate screening as well as expanding our family
planning services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On
the community side of the program over 7,500 community members in Zandspruit
have been screened for diabetes and hypertension. Project HOPE is visible in
the community. The word is getting out there and more and more people are
turning to us for their health care needs. Challenges still remain. Diabetes
and hypertension has not gotten the press that HIV did and many people do not
view these diseases as serious, at least not at the beginning when the signs
and symptoms as few. We are working hard over the coming months with focus
groups to analyze our communications strategy to make sure that we communicate
the correct message to the community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">For
me it has been an amazing personal journey. Starting this project from the back
of my house with an idea, to trying to conceptualize it, and then make it a reality,
whilst extremely frustrating and high stress at times, has been totally worth
the effort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So its both sad and exciting for me at the same time to let you
know that I have now left South Africa and am starting a similar journey of
discovery in the US which I will be no doubt be blogging about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We
have found a wonderful replacement for me here, and the new person will be
introduced shortly and will start most likely towards the end of the year. The
team appreciates your continued support. Keep checking back and seeing how the program
unfolds over the coming months and years. I certainly will be! - Stefan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-11147576221765184842013-07-21T11:42:00.001+02:002013-07-21T11:42:40.960+02:00Village Savings and Loans takes off in Zandspruit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the past I have talked a lot about our Village Savings and Loans (VSL) groups which I have been involved with for the last few years both here in South Africa and in Mozambique. I truly believe that if we are going to make a dent in the prolific spread of NCDs such as diabetes and hypertension we are going to have to start addressing the drivers of the epidemic. <br />
Household disposable income plays a significant role in peoples ability to eat healthy, exercise and undertake preventative health checks.<br />
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Project HOPE has launched the VSL concept in our work in Zandspruit. The idea is that we will integrate this program into our Peer Support groups for our diabetes and hypertension patients once we have given them some basic patient education.<br />
I am super excited to see how this approach will transform the lives of our patients and glad that you can share the journey with us.<br />
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-StefanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-57479369085845732732013-06-17T09:41:00.000+02:002013-07-21T11:49:02.425+02:00The HOPE Centre film <br />
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During May this year, 10 volunteers from Eli Lily & Co. came to Project HOPE South Africa to share their skills and expertise with the project. The volunteers brought with them a camera crew who spent time in Zandspruit, observing and filming the day-to-day work of The HOPE Centre, the result of which can be viewed on the youtube link above. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-26931137411855235802013-06-06T10:25:00.000+02:002014-06-10T13:24:21.337+02:00Training VSL health activists<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week Lindsay and I conducted a two-day
training course for the VSL health activists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thirteen women participated, representing several different VSL
groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first day included lessons
on diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer, nutrition, tuberculosis, and
sanitation and infection control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
second day covered HIV/AIDS, tobacco related illnesses, maternal health, diarrhoea, worms, and children’s health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
lesson gave an overview on the topic and highlighted information relevant to the
community, such as prevention measures, symptoms, and healthy lifestyle
habits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many people in Zandspuit are
aware of the health issues covered in the training, but we found that there
were a lot of rumours and inaccurate information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope that by attending this training, the
health activists will be able to both dispel these myths and educate their
neighbours and community.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the beginning of the first day we gave
the participants an evaluation to judge their knowledge on the topics that were
going to be covered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the
second day we repeated the same evaluation to see how much the women had
learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Average scores jumped from 43% before
training to 84% after the training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
definitely consider this a success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
trainee received a certificate of completion and a packet of information to use
while instructing her VSL group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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have already begun training their groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last Thursday we observed one of the health activists present a lesson
on diabetes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lesson was well
received and even resulted in several members going to the HOPE Centre to be
screened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our time here in Zandspruit
and Johannesburg is quickly coming to a close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both Lindsay and I have </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">thoroughly enjoyed our time and hope to return
someday!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Lindsay and I arrived in Johannesburg on
May 12<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> and will be working for Project HOPE until June 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are classmates at the University of
Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce and have
been looking forward to coming here since December.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><em>Britta, Tsholo, and Lindsay <o:p></o:p></em></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">During our first week here we got our feet
wet by observing and participated in the many components of this Project HOPE
site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went door-to-door with
community screeners, observed mass screenings in various locations in the
township, visited the clinic and pharmacy, and attended information sessions on
diabetes and hypertension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><em>Britta and Tsholo at a VSL meeting</em></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite the overall focus of the HOPE
Centre on diabetes </span></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and hypertension, our focus for our time here is on economic
strengthening and its connection to health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In order to encourage improved economic stability among community
members in Zandspruit, the HOPE Centre has established a Village Savings and
Loans (VSL) program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This program has
been implemented in other Project HOPE locations, but only began in Zandspruit
in March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The VSL program brings
together small groups of friends and community members to participate in
“co-banking”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groups usually consist of
6-10 individuals and meetings last anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Members save individual amounts of money each
week and deposit it into the group bank account after each weekly meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Members may take out loans from the account
and are responsible for paying them back with interest in an allotted period of
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rules and regulations, such as
interest rates and fines, are determined by each individual group and recorded
in the group constitution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
beginning of the saving cycle, groups elect a chairperson, secretary,
treasurer, money counters, and health activist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ideally, after nine weeks of meetings with Tsholo, the HOPE Centre field
officer in charge of the VSL program, groups will be able to run
themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that point, Tsholo
will drop in from time to time, but the group officers will ultimately be
responsible for running the meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
saving cycle lasts for one year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
end of the cycle, all members receive the sum they have saved plus the shared
interest that has accumulated over the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><em>Lindsay conducting a VSL baseline interview.</em></span></td></tr>
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</span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Corresponding with the HOPE Centre’s focus
on healthcare, each VSL group is required to elect at least one health activist<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>This
member is trained by a HOPE Centre employee on pertinent health issues such as
diabetes, hypertension, HIV, maternal health, breast cancer, TB, and nutrition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the health activists are trained, they
are responsible for teaching one of these lessons to their VSL group each
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lindsay and I will be teaching a
2-day training course to roughly 15 health activists next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally, Lindsay and I are preparing
pre- and post-cycle surveys to track how the VSL program impacts individual
members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal of this is to
determine if increased savings helps improve the health of the members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually the HOPE Centre would like to
implement the VSL program among the diabetes and hypertension patients at the
clinic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span> <span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thus far we have had a fantastic experience
and found everyone at the HOPE Centre and Zandspruit to be incredibly
welcoming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most of our patients are on chronic, long
term medication for their diabetes and hypertension and many of them have to take multiple
tablets per day. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adherence rates to these medications is very poor, often because
patients are not empowered to understand what hypertension or diabetes is and
what the medicine does to help them manage it. We often find that once a patient feels better, they stop
taking the medication which can cause long term complications. <span lang="EN-US">Patient education is key to combating this.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">Ellen Cannady and Nick Wang from Eli Lilly came as part of a 10 person strong
team for two weeks to help Project HOPE tackle some of these issues.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of
their scope of work, they developed some patient education materials on all the
drugs that we prescribe so that the patients could understand better what the
drug does. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They also spent an afternoon with our staff training them on the
role of pharmacology in the management of diabetes and hypertension. As a
result, our team is now better prepared to answer patient questions about the
drugs and support our patients in taking them regularly. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks Ellen and Nick!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272811881432326812.post-71331191537570563802013-05-18T04:26:00.001+02:002013-05-18T04:26:02.227+02:00Be Open<span style="font-family: inherit;">Like a lot of volunteers, I did my research ahead of time. On the history, the climate, the healthcare system, the greatest challenges facing the poor.<br /><br />“I came open,” said one of my fellow volunteers. “Open to help, to do what I need to do, open to the experience.”<br /><br />Now that I’ve been at the HOPE Centre healthcare clinic located in Zandspruit, an informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa, I see that as the better approach. The HOPE Centre provides treatment and education to local residents about health issues, especially diabetes and hypertension.<br /><br />Unfortunately, openness still won’t protect you from the shock of seeing thousands of shacks leaning against each other for support, sewage running through the streets, and limited access to basic healthcare, water and electricity. But openness will keep you from being overwhelmed by the magnitude of need. It can actually focus you on the small – but critically important role -- part you play in improving the conditions that day…and hopefully beyond.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the HOPE Centre, our team of 10 volunteers from Eli Lilly and Company includes medical doctors, pharmacists, diabetes educators, and communication specialists. We are helping conduct diabetes health screenings, improve patient understanding of chronic diseases and medication compliance, and support nutrition education and peer educator training.<br /><br />It’s a lot to accomplish in two weeks. And it’s still not nearly time enough to meet the needs of patients living in these conditions. But we’re open to what we need to accomplish today. We’re open to the experience. We’re open to making a small difference, however we can, today. And we’re open to the possibility that through the great work of Project HOPE and Lilly, we can collectively make a big difference in the years to come.</span><div align="right">
Amy Sousa</div>
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