Gauteng Department of Health signs MoU with Nazareth House, Johannesburg
‘The delighted team of Nazareth House staff receives a Memorandum of Understanding from the Gauteng Department of Health representatives, in which the Department undertakes to provide anti-retroviral drugs, and laboratory testing for persons enrolled in the Nazareth House ‘Clinic of…
Siphithemba caregivers switch off their phones
Siphithemba caregivers providing services to people with AIDS switched off their phones, and spoke and listened to the Lord instead, at a retreat facilitated by Br Pressure Mbatha in Elandskop, Archdiocese of Durban. There was time for reflection on their…
Swaziland Health Workers – Making a Difference
Johan Viljoen Swaziland has the highest prevalence of both TB and HIV in the world. The SACBC’s “Early Detection of TB” program has made a difference in reducing morbidity levels. Patients are detected during the early stages of the disease,…
Sizumdeni Caregivers Take Time Out for Reflection on their Lives
July 2014 Sizumdeni Care Centres caregivers from the Diocese of Mariannhill participated in a retreat facilitated by Sr Maxentia Mkhize at Assisi Convent near Port Shepstone. They reflected on the role and qualities of caregivers in the community, drawing inspiration…
Spirituality for Caregivers
Fr. M. Makama, Mavis Nxumalo and Sipho Nxumalo facilitated a retreat for 20 caregivers, at Regina Mundi Church, Pigg’s Peak, Diocese of Manzini in June. The retreatants were joined by the resident sisters at the mission during the healing service…
Sicelimpilo beadwork project, Port Shepstone, Diocese of Mariannhill
In January 2014, one of the carers Francisca Cele worked with Sr Pascalina to venture into beadwork. The two trained and imparted their skills and knowledge to other child care workers of Sicelimpilo Project: how to make Zulu traditional belts,…
AIDS is not yesterday’s story
The Southern Cross review of the book “Catholic Responses to AIDS in Southern Africa” refers to a wide-spread belief that AIDS is yesterday’s story, and that there are more pressing health issues on the country’s agenda. Pressing though these issues…
AIDS Relief’s vast contribution to ARV treatment in Catholic programmes
The AIDSRelief programme of the Catholic Relief Services consortium begun in 2004 has wound up operations in all of the ten countries in which it provided anti-retroviral treatment with a grant from PEPFAR. The SACBC AIDS Office was originally part…
SITHANDIZINGANE
SITHANDIZINGANE, East Rand, Archdiocese of Johannesburg sent us a report concerning some of the activities they have conducted. We distributed most of the PEP clothes to the children. Some children received school uniforms. Children participated in a sports event hosted…
Study examines Kids Care, Bronkhorstspruit, OVC programme
Omphemetse Mokgatlhe conducted research at KIDS CARE in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria, towards a post graduate diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation through the University of Stellenbosch. KIDS CARE is one of the orphan and vulnerable children’s project of the SACBC…