VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing) has been going on for four weeks now, each week in a different community where our home care workers are placed. These pictures are from our week at Malatjie. This informal settlement has over 4,000 people living in it. That's an incredible number to reach with education and health testing which includes blood glucose (for Diabetes), blood pressure, Tuberculosis screening/testing of sputum, weight, and HIV testing. We are starting the HIV testing this week because the kits have finally arrived. Also, we have been educating and testing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We are going to start working on Tuesdays and Saturdays this week to reach the large numbers in the communities who are working on weekdays. Continue to pray as we face challenges of language/translation, stigmas, and staff motivation and enthusiasm. The pictures above are of the community of Malatjie, Peggy and Zuzeka (home care workers) giving education to people before they decide to do testing, and Nombulelo (our auxilliary nurse, who has been quite a blessing in the process of VCT) preparing to start testing.
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