The 30th of September 2017 marked the official end of the USAID funded TB project….activities where held throughout implementation sites as closure for community care givers and beneficiaries.
“What Red Cross has done for us cannot go unnoticed, my sister was diagnosed with MDR-TB and shortly after, her Red Cross care giver ‘bele’ came to educate us and screen and test for TB…to my dissatisfaction, my daughter of 3years was found positive for MDR-TB…its not easy seeing your child have to endure daily injections and then have to see them take so many pills in a day..but ‘bele’ would find ways to make it all durable…today my daughter has completed her treatment and is on the 6 months coughing phase..this being all possible with Red Cross’s support”..
“We came to Red Cross not for the money, but because we wanted to help and change the situation in our communities…òne cannot just stop caring and even though we will not be getting allowances, I personally will still continue supporting those that need my help…says gonstana a Red Cross community care giver”…
It was quite emotional attending the events and hearing positive and enlightening personal testimonies from clients that we are supporting whom have suffered immensely due to their TB status. For a disease that is curable, the stigma and discrimination that surrounds it is unbelievable…But guided by our fundamental principles and with the amount of training and experience we have, we will continue to help those who cannot help themselves, as alil love shared with one, will eventually be felt and shared by others…
Always needed, always there 😊
The South African Red Cross Health Projects 