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Dotty, our nurse and colleague in Nairobi, has successfully completed the diploma course in social and medical education and counselling that we funded.
With this training, she can work even more efficiently and successfully in the field of health education – particularly regarding HIV/AIDS – within the Kibera slum in Nairobi.
A key focus here is educating vulnerable groups – particularly mothers and young people – about: the routes of transmission, the duration of infectiousness, diagnosis and treatment, and, of course, effective protective measures to prevent infection. People who are not infected must be aware of the risks of infection in order to avoid them or protect themselves accordingly. People who are already living with HIV must also be informed about how to behave in order to prevent the transmission of the infection and to apply this knowledge in a way that is appropriate to their situation (see www.rki.de).
Tulisa hopes that this approach will have a health-promoting and infection-reducing effect for people living in poverty in Kibera.
Tulisa and Dotty would like to thank all the donors who have made this sustainable training programme possible!