PRECIOUS MUTSETSE

In a bid to achieve the best practises in the provision of sextual and reproductive health numerous partnerships have been formed with various organisations namely NGO ’s, Ministries ,Donor organisations .Listed below are the organisations which work in partnership with Ketter poly clinic towards the achievement of this objective .Listed below are the contributions made to the poly clinic and society at large .The success of the collation is premised on the commitment of all parties involved to curb the spread of HIV.
FACT- Family AIDS Care Trust
FACT is a local Non governmental organisation which works with people living with H.I.V and has a Voluntary Counselling and testing centre. Patients are referred by FACT to the Poly Clinic and for nutritional talks and psycho social support and CD4 cell count .A school health program for one local primary school is in place ,were Poly Clinic to treat dependants of people living with HIV from Thsvovani Primary School. In-turn FACT funds for all medical expenses on a monthly based. An MOU between FACT and Chiredzi Ketter Poly Clinic was signed to that effect.

UNICEF-WASH PROGRAM(Water and sanitation program)
Chiredzi town Council is part UNICEF &14 towns project which seeks to improve the water and sanitation services in small towns amid the 2000 -2010 collapse of health sector in the resource constrained country .The acute cholera outbreak that killed 4288 people due to poor WASH service delivery.

Plan Zimbabwe
The Poly Clinic is used as a holding and distribution point for food donated by various NGO ’s to people living with HIV and also a centre for support group meetings. IEC material , pamphlets, handouts, posters and booklets are supplied from donors and NGOs (USAID ,TBCARE )
Regai dzive shiri :Mobilisation of Peer educators.

DAAC District Aids Council &Social Welfare

DAAC and the Social Welfare are government organisation .DAAC takes account of the national statistics and the impact of HIV /AIDS on the to make plans to curb the spread of HIV /AIDS within various wards in the district

Various Ministries
Ministry of Women Affairs
Ministry of Heath

Private sector
Hippo Valley Estate provide medical facilities for dependants of staff employed by the estate company at Triangle & Hippo Valley medical centre FACT (Family AIDS Care trust) – supply home based care kits as per need , provide VCT and post test support services.

Donor organisations
1.The Union(TB CARE) donated to 23 urban local authorities ,
Items donated
i. Computers, printers and Installation of internet
ii. Office furniture and lockable cabinets
iii. x1 Television
iv. Donated and Installed Solar Panel
v. Rehabilitation of Drug store and laboratory
vi. Shed constructed
vii. x1 Water dispenser
viii. x1 Cell phone
ix. x1 C.D 4 Cell Count machine
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2.Global fund – donated the following ;

i. x 1 micro-sophist to work at the laboratory ,
ii. x1Primary care counsellor -Pre and post test counselling for HIV /AIDS
iii. x1 Computers
iv. x2 Data capturing 2 clerks

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