Staff at centres such as old people’s homes and child care homes need to be capacitated through trainings in infection prevention and control so as to enhance detention centres’ capacity to respond and manage Covid-19.
On Friday November 26, 2021, ZADHR held one such training for staffers from children’s homes such as Fairfield (Mutare), Tariroyashe (Kadoma), Imba Zimbabwe (Chitungwiza) and Musha weVana (Marondera).
ON Tuesday November 23, 2021, ZADHR was in Chiredzi enhancing capacity of healthcare workers on identifying, treating and referring persons with mental health disorders as part of its COVID-19 response support to healthcare workers.
Specialist psychologist Dr Herbert Zirima makes a presentation on an overview of Covid-19 and mental health, with particular focus on the global and national perspective
On Thursday November 18, 2021, ZADHR made sure Fairfield Children’s Home in Mutare was not left in the capacitation of detention centres such as children’s and old people’s homes.
Zororai Old People’s Home in Mutare got a pre-festive season cheer when ZADHR donated PPE and hygiene material to the institution in support of the fight against COVID-19
ZADHR member Dr Brighton Chizhande makes a presentation at the donationDr Chizhande makes a presentation on the correct donning and doffing of PPEZADHR board secretary Dr Norman Matara address Zororai OPH inmates and staffers
ON Tuesday November 16, 2021, ZADHR took took the Covid-19 mental health training workshop to Gweru to assist HCWs cope with the pandemic.
ZADHR hosted the workshop in partnership with Gweru City Council Health Department.
Healthcare workers need to be capacitated in identifying, treating and referring mental health patients; raising awareness of burnouts as pertains to health professionals ensuring the mental health of fellow cadres as well as strengthening the referral system within the districts/cities for mental health disorders.
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on healthcare workers (HCWs) in Zimbabwe and globally.
ZADHR has come up with programmes to train HCWs on how to deal with Covid-19 mental health.
On Wednesday November 15, 2021, ZADHR in partnership with City of Mutare Health Department held one such workshop.
The workshop focused capacitating health professionals on identifying, treating and referring mental health patients; raising awareness of burnouts as pertains to health professionals ensuring the mental health of fellow cadres as well as strengthening the referral system within the districts/cities for mental health disorders.
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission in partnership with ZADHR on Tuesday November 9, 2021 made a donation to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services to assist in the fight against COVID-19 in detention centres.
The items, which were sourced from ZADHR, included four 5 000-litre water tanks, 4 water pumps and fittings, infra-red thermometers, surgical masks, reusable branded face masks, face shields, boxes of latex gloves, 800 single units of soap and hand sanitisers.
ZHRC executive secretary Delice Mazambani (in black costume) handed over the donation to ZPCS Deputy Commissioner-General Social Ndanga
ZADHR salutes the great partnership with the ZHRC.
ZADHR believes engagement and partnership are the future as the organisations seeks to build strong institutions that are responsive to emerging health and human rights challenges. Covid-19 is one such challenge.
The organisation hopes that the support extended to ZPCS through ZHRC will go a long way in enhancing access to water, sanitation and hygiene in prison settings.
@ZadhrDoctors in partnership with @MasvingoCity on Tuesday November 2, 2021 held a #Covid19Zim response and preparedness capacity building workshop. The workshop focused on Covid-19 mental health training. The objective of the workshop was to capacitate health professionals on identifying, treating and referring mental health patients to raise awareness of burnouts as pertains to health professionals ensuring the mental health of fellow cadres as well as to strengthen the referral system within the districts/cities for mental health disorders.
Tariroyashe Children’s Home in Kadoma got to experience ZADHR’s benevolence after getting PPE and sundries & hygiene material as it was capacitated to fight #Covid19Zim. ZADHR has been on a drive to capacitate vulnerable institutions in the fight against the global pandemic
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