School health project ‘doing well’

Muheza. About 10,000 school children were selected for pilot testing of the common school health program diseases.Under executed by the Arusha-based NGO, World Education Inc., of which 29 districts of Tanzania will be involved Zona Norte .

Wei is one of four organizations on the implementation of USAID-supported initiative, which supports the government's implementation of the program coordinated by the most vulnerable, "Let's bring them together."

The other four organizations to implement the initiative receives the support of the Presidency U.S. plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through USAID / Tanzania are: Africa (central zone), agreement (lake area) and Family Health International, FHI, (areas coastal).

WEI Director Lilian Badi said in an interview that the program evaluation of school health is one of four integrated elements of the school.

Speaking after the official launch of the elementary school program Göttingen Muheza district, he said, is administered by the organization through the implementation of "Let the entire initiative process.

"The integrated curriculum linked education services in intensive care and other support efforts to create a holistic, community support for MVC," said Dr. Badi. She explained that the program uses schools as platforms to provide intensive care and support services to orphans and vulnerable children.

Badi lady said that the School Health Assessment may be, children should be the basic level of health, so they can continue to attend school.

The organization works with other partners such as district medical offices and organizations like the Center Hospice in Muheza and Pangani PASADA, to provide the service.