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DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES VISITS HEALTH CLINICS IN BOREGAINA AND KOKOROGORO
15 July 2022
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The Territorial Director for Health Services & Associate Development Officer Lieutenant Marco Herera (Dr) recently paid a visit to two health clinics at Boregaina and Kokorogoro villages in the Rigo District.
The two health clinics located within the South-Eastern Division are of level three status and form part of the network of health care centers that The Salvation Army operates within the country.
Lieutenant Marco said the visit was to check up on how the clinics are managing at present and to find out where help or improvement is required so that the health clinics can be up to standard providing better health care not just for the two villages but those from the surrounding areas as well.
“Our facility level three clinic in Boregaina caters for antenatal care, deliveries for mothers, vaccination to the community in Boregaina and the surrounding villages, well baby clinic to ensure babies are well and healthy as well as in-patient and outpatient.”
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“We currently have three health workers in Kokorogoro and a further five at Boregaina who are currently serving the communities there.”
“Our visit to the health clinics was to help us form the baseline, to see how the facilities are running and to find out what the most urgent needs are and what the plans are for the future,” Lieutenant Marco said.
According to Lieutenant Marco, in line with the Government’s health plan for 2021-2030 which is focused on health promotion, there has been emphasis for health workers to get out into the communities and educate people on best health practices in order to maintain healthy living habits.
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The Salvation Army currently employs a total of 56 health care workers and operates 22 aid posts and six health clinics around the country which continue to provide basic health care services to rural communities.
Lieutenant Marco as Director of Health Services said that such visits will be extended to the other health centres around the country as the visits are important and form part of the department’s aim to upgrade and maintain the facilities to country standards.
For this visit, Lieutenant Marco was accompanied by Colonel Garth Niemand (Territorial Commander), Colonel Patti Niemand (Territorial President for Women’s Ministries), Major Lynne Medland (Territorial Secretary for Program), Lieutenant April Barthau (Territorial Development Officer & Social Justice Officer) and Majors Gandi (Assistant Divisional Commander) & Muru Igoto (Divisional Commander).
Images courtesy of Territorial Commander
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How does Lieutenant Marco Herera (Dr) assess the current status and functioning of the level three health clinics at Boregaina and Kokorogoro villages in the Rigo District, and what specific improvements or support is he aiming for to ensure these clinics meet the required standards for providing enhanced healthcare to the communities, not only in the two villages but also in the surrounding areas?
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