World Diabetes Day Success

300  Zandspruit residents participated in our WDD event held on Saturday 15 November.  Treatment was initiated for 12 new patients with diabetes or hypertension. Services provided to residents: Screenings for Diabetes, Hypertension TB, HIV and cancers (Prostate, Breast & Cervical) Eye exams Dental Exams Circumcision counselling and bookings Enrollment in Project HOPE’s patients support and prevention...

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Hot off the Press

The bi-annual HOPE Centre Newsletter is now available online -- read it here.  Always access the latest newsletter under the "About Us" tab here on our blog. In This Issue Partnering with government: Project HOPE trains community health workers in Itsoseng Nutrition Program launched in Itsoseng & Zandspruit Health education team making a big impact with patient self-care and prevention programs Project HOPE South Africa hosts Eli Lilly...

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World Diabetes Day Almost Here

image courtesy of patienttalk.org Join us as we celebrate World Diabetes Day on 15 November at the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit from 9h00-15h00 for: Free Health Checks Circumcision Advice & Bookings Foot & Eye Exams (for patients with diabetes) Healthy Lifestyle Education Cooking Classes Exercise Classes Community Gardening We'll see you there! ...

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Project HOPE South Africa attends PHASA Conference

PHASA (Public Health Association of South Africa) Conference Info http://www.phasaconference.org.za/ Conference Date: 03rd – 6th September 2013 Conference Theme: Towards a healthcare revolution - Dignity, rights and quality Place: The Ranch, Polokwane 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,...

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Educating Our Patients

Over the past two months, the HOPE Centre has been focusing on educating patients about diabetes and/or hypertension. Portia Zulu and her team of Peer Educators discuss the work they've been doing.  As Health Education Manager, Portia equips the team to educate others by passing on her expertise in nutrition and health.  Portia | Health Education Manager Currently, the Education Team is implementing a program, 5 Steps to Self...

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Tending 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...

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The HOPE Team gets Creative

The stats regarding the prevalence of hypertension in South Africa are scary, to say the least: "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, at any time in history." "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...

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