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Local water committee helps villagers, but especially women and children
Signature tune in, then out slowly HOST: Dear listener, welcome to today’s program. It is well known that water is one of the most important basic needs for human survival. Water has to be clean and safe. A shortage of water causes skin and eye problems as people do not wash. Likewise, unclean water may result…
Prevent malaria in pregnancy!
Mrs. Chawila: Nancy, could you please come and help me finish cleaning the windows? I’m almost done. The only one remaining is this kitchen window. Nancy: Auntie, let me finish cleaning these pots and pans – I’ll be there soon. Mrs. Chawila: EEEEEEhhhhyeeeee! Na Na Nanc …! Nancy:(Screaming and scared)Auntie! Auntie! Auntie, what’s the problem?…
AIDS support group gives positive people a new lease on life!
Characters Daliso: sick man on ART Melia: Daliso’s wife Mbonyiwe and Siphiwe: caregivers Signature tune (locally popular song about HIVand AIDS) Presenter: At one time, HIV-positive people in Zambia enjoyed good health because they received free, monthly rations of high energy protein supplements, commonly called HEPS. Unfortunately, the partial withdrawal of donor support made the…
Occupational and nutritional therapy for people living with HIV and AIDS
Characters Mphana: 30-year-old widow and mother of three Ngopokin: 8 years old, first child and son of Mphana, orphaned by death of father Mphor: 6 years old, second child and daughter of Mphana Mateboho: 4 years old, daughter of Mphana and last child Mputsoe: teacher and active member, HIV support group, Maseru Modise: an elderly…
A community fights malnutrition with local leafy vegetables
Signature tune for 10 seconds, then fade and hold under host Presenter: Welcome to your favourite program, “Health Matters.” Good nutrition is important for good health. The idea of improving nutrition to solve health problems was raised at a recent farmers’ forum. Our reporter was there to interview the headman of Abotanso community and the…
A clean village for a healthy life
Host: Hello everyone, and welcome to the show. Today, Nsilulu Kanga is a model healthy village in the city and province of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But two years ago, this little village of about 200 people was dealing with diseases related to poor hygiene. Dozens of cases of diarrhoea…
Composting human waste is a healthy way to reduce disease and feed the soil
Signature tune Hostess: Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Healthy Community, our show on community well-being. My name is Kpénahi Traoré. Today we’ll talk about a particular type of fertilizer. Did you know that our excrement and urine are powerful fertilizers? They enrich soils and improve the quantity and quality of harvests. And that is…
Issue Pack: Healthy Communities
1. Introduction – four true stories about healthy communities Story 1 : Betty says that everyone in Zambia knows her as a positive woman. In 2001, about 35 HIV-positive women and five men started meeting and contributing money. With their pooled funds, they bought three pigs. A chief gave them five acres for their efforts….