A Colouful Practice – Celebrating Heritage Day!

The team at Chiawelo Community Practice (CCP) celebrated South Africa’s cultural diversity during the week surrounding Heritage Day by dressing in various traditional attire. Patients and visitors to the practice were treated to cultural dress representing Sotho, Pedi, Zulu, Tsonga, Xhosa, and even Mozambican culture, showcasing the diversity of traditions that health workers at CCP come from.

Mapping Chiawelo

The team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) at CCP revised the way they are working in the community by mapping their streets and organising their workload more effectively. Using a large map, CHWs have a better sense of how to navigate the dense population in Chiawelo’s Ward 11, and are in a better position to organise themselves in terms of health promotion activities in the community

Research Day at Wits

A few members of the CHW team, lead by David Kampi, manned a stand at the Wits Research Day to showcase the work being done at CCP. There was tremendous interest by members of faculty and students attending the Research Day, and discussions are in place to set up a student volunteer programme at CCP.

Student Visits 

A group of Masters Medical Sociology students doing a course on HIV/AIDS visited CCP to see how the practice works in relation to the existing service. The students were able to engage with clinicians at the practice, and were fortunate enough to be taken on a guided tour of the Hanyani HIV/AIDS clinic at Chiawelo Community Health Centre by Sister Ester Mazibuko.