CCBRT HANDS OVER ENHANCED BUILDING AT SHIRIMATUNDA DISPENSARY.
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Aug 29, 2012
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CCBRT in collaboration with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, and CBM-US, has been implementing a 3 year project on HIV/AIDS and Disability in 15 districts of Mainland Tanzania titled, “Making HIV/AIDS strategies inclusive for People with Disability in Tanzania”.
The project was supported by PEPFAR (United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) from February, 2009-January 2012.
On 28th August, 2012 CCBRT will be handing over an adjusted health facility of Shirimatunda in Moshi Municipality, enhanced by CCBRT to give more access to people with disabilities. The handing over ceremony will start at 12.00 to 2.00pm, where CCBRT Chief Executive Officer Erwin Telemans, will hand over the building to Lord Mayor of Moshi Municipality Japheri R Michael.
Shirimatunda Dispensary is among nine (9) health facilities adjusted by CCBRT in Moshi Urban and Rural. Other 51 health facilities were adjusted in 15 project districts in seven regions of Mainland Tanzania to make them user friendly to people with disabilities hence, accessibility of health services to all people regardless of their physical ability. Over 40 million Tanzanian shillings have been used to renovate the nine facilities in the two districts of Kilimanjaro region.
“Through this project over the last three years about 45,000 Tanzanians most of them with disabilities have been reached through HIV/AIDS awareness raising sessions and over 8,000 people most of them with disabilities have received HIV counseling and testing services.
For the past 3 years CBM and CCBRT have implemented a twin track approach to HIV/AIDS and disability focused on the following:
1. Promoting and providing technical support to ensure national guidelines are inclusive of people with disabilities
2. Increase awareness in the disability community of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
3. Reduce barriers to accessing services in health facilities
4. Raising public awareness about the right of people with disabilities to access services
This work in 15 districts of Temeke, Ilala, Kinondoni, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural, Morogoro, Kilosa, Dodoma, Tanga, Lushoto, Njombe, Makete, Ludewa, Rungwe and Mbozi has had a significant impact on access to information and services within the disability community, strengthened SHIVYAWATA and has made health service provision more equitable in Tanzania.
