KUWALA HEALTH MEDIAKUWALA HEALTH MEDIA (KUHEM) (KUHEM)

1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

“ “OUR PEOPLE, OUR OUR PEOPLE, OUR HEALTH” HEALTH”

A non governmental initiative aiming to raise awareness on all curable and preventable diseases in malawi

CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS REPORTAWARENESS REPORT

Achievements in 2015-Achievements in 2015-1616

cervical cancer awareness campaignscervical cancer awareness campaignshealth information workshopshealth information workshopsstrengthening community engagement strengthening community engagement growing our health networkgrowing our health networkmonitoring and evaluationmonitoring and evaluation

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CERVICAL CANCER CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGNAWARENESS CAMPAIGN

NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN MZUZU NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN MZUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL AND MAPALE HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL AND MAPALE HEALTH CENTRECENTRE

KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT IN THE COMMUNITY

MINIMAL ACCESS TO CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING SERVICES

LACK OF RESOURCES I.E VINEGAR, COTTON CLOTHS ETC

NEED FOR MORE TRAINED PRACTITIONERS TO CONDUCT SCREENING SERVICES\

MOBILIZING MOBILIZING RESOURCESRESOURCES

VINEGAR DONATION INITIATIVEVINEGAR DONATION INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY

VOLUNTEERS IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE

DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY

52L !

Women cerebration for Women cerebration for KuHemKuHem

WORLD CANCER DAYWORLD CANCER DAY

KUHEM adopts the capacity building approach through community health information work shops. This approach enables us to empower women within these cultural settings so that they can be able to spread quality health information within their communities

CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

WORKSHOP IN WORKSHOP IN KATOTOKATOTO

strengthening health strengthening health networks in 2015-16networks in 2015-16forming community groups i.e forming community groups i.e mchengawutuwa , luwinga , mchengawutuwa , luwinga , vimasuvimasuworkshops in churches and workshops in churches and school settings i.e hilltop, school settings i.e hilltop, Luwinga, Mchengawutuwa and Luwinga, Mchengawutuwa and KatotoKatoto

Collaboration with Collaboration with stakeholdersstakeholders

Stake Holders involved

1. Mzuzu Central 2. Mzuzu Health Center (Mapale ) Mzimba noth DHO3. Grace Dental Clinic Mzuzu4. John Tennyson And Association 5. Radio 16. Zodiak Broadcasting station7. Capital Fm8. VoL9. Times TV 10.Daily 11.Nation News pepper12.Vinegar Donation committee 13. Banja La Mtsogolo

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Banja la mtsogoloBanja la mtsogoloDyton Mbewe studioDyton Mbewe studio

1.Series media 2.Mchenga Utuwa Kuwala Health group3.Ma Africans Drama Group4.Dyton Mbewe studio

BIG WALKBIG WALKWELL WELL

WISHERWISHERSSDIRECTDIRECT

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Monitoring & EvaluationMonitoring & EvaluationMchengawutuwa campaign , 20 women were Mchengawutuwa campaign , 20 women were given vouchers for a single free cervical cancer given vouchers for a single free cervical cancer screening routine checkscreening routine checkresults were given and followed up by KUHEM results were given and followed up by KUHEM clinicians with consent from clients and the clinicians with consent from clients and the health centre (health centre (names witheld due to privacy and confidentialitynames witheld due to privacy and confidentiality).).

AwarenessAwareness

KUHEM uses the media as another platform for KUHEM uses the media as another platform for disseminating quality health informationdisseminating quality health informationRadio 1

ZodiakZodiak

VoL

Times TV

Mana online

Mbc online

Capital Fm

Nation

presentation bypresentation byJoel Jere –CeoJoel Jere –Ceo

Rabbeca mwafulirwa Rabbeca mwafulirwa – – company secreatarycompany secreataryContacts Contacts

Kuwala Health Media Kuwala Health Media Po box 342,mzuzu ,MalawiPo box 342,mzuzu ,Malawi

Email:kuwalamediamalawi@gmail.comEmail:kuwalamediamalawi@gmail.comTelephone:0999256716/0888578001Telephone:0999256716/0888578001

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