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Rotary Health Days 9-11 May 2013

Rotary Health Days 9-11 May 2013. Rotary Family Health Days 9-11 May 2013. This project has assumed a life of its own and is the most significant Rotary/RSA government Initiative that has ever happened. It has the most enormous potential for Rotary benefit that has ever happened

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Rotary Health Days 9-11 May 2013

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  1. Rotary Health Days 9-11 May 2013

  2. Rotary Family Health Days 9-11 May 2013 • This project has assumed a life of its own and is the most significant • Rotary/RSA government Initiative that has ever happened. • It has the most enormous potential for Rotary benefit that has ever happened • on the continent of Africa…. • ….and incredible club membership potential • Thank you for all your efforts • Mark Doyle • DGPR D 9400 2013/2014 • PDG D 9250 1996/97 • RFFA /RFHD National

  3. Re-Think Rotary Anneas H Balt District Governor 2013/2014

  4. Rotary Health Days 9-11 May 2013

  5. PROMOTING AND partnering together....ROTARY clubs in districts 9110, 9200, 9270, 9320, 9350 and 9400 Partnering with ROTARIANS FOR FIGHTING AIDS (rffa) and the coca-cola africa foundation •  ROTARY FAMILY HEALTH DAY in Uganda, Nigeria and Republic of South Africa on 9-11 May 2013 • JOIN HANDS TO IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE NATION. 

  6. Project Coordinators RFFA Board Member and SA Co-ordinator PDG Mark Doyle National Programme Director Rtn Sue Paget District 9400 Co-ordinator : DGE Anneas Balt District Governor representatives Assistant Governors Rotary Club champions

  7. The process - District • District announces to all DGPR’s and AG’s • the plan of action and process to be • followed by clubs to establish • 63 sites in District 9400 • Area Coordinators to be appointed to liaise with local Government departments and support AG’s with planning • Letter of endorsement from National Department of Health • Public awareness campaign Information • Funding from Coca Cola Foundation • USAID support through its NGO’s

  8. ROTARY CLUBS in DISTRICT 9400 – RSA ONLY • Clubs to diarise 9-11 May 2013 to participate in this GREAT event. • Clubs to research in local area resources available for sites, partners with Local Government , Local Department of Health and Local NGO’s for technical support • Clubs to partner with other local Rotary Clubs to discuss possibility of joining forces • Clubs to appoint a Club Co-ordinator to lead the process and set up a local committtee of all partners in the area for the event • Clubs to coordinate Health days 3- 4 Rotarians per site each day • Club Co-ordinator to report back bi-weekly to District RFHD Co-ordinator • Liaise with AG and Area Co-ordinator

  9. What should happen at a RFHD Site • Amongst the approved services to be rendered to local communities by clubs and local partners are: • Family Counselling, Condom Promotion and Distribution • Polio Immunization • HIV and AIDS Counselling and Testing • Cervical Cancer Screening • TB Screening • Diabetes and Blood Pressure Testing with Counselling • Distribution of Sanitary Towel Packets • De-worming for all children and Vitamin A Supplements • Malaria screening and Nets, Eye Testing, • Dehydration treatment packs, and dental services • Clubs can add services to the above list • It is suggested to focus on only a few of the services

  10. Money ? • Funding from Coca Cola Foundation to be transferred to • District account in January 2013 • Funding to Clubs to be available on approval of the budget • Support from USAID NGO’s • Sponsorship • Benefit to Rotary • National advertising and awareness • Cooperation between Rotary Clubs and other NGO’s

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