Rotary Family Health Days, now in its fourth year, and organized by Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention (RFHA), is a program, initially developed to address the critical issue of HIV/AIDS in Africa, but including a wide range of other free health care services. This year, we will include polio and measles immunizations, dental and eye clinics, family counseling and screening for HIV, diabetes and hypertension, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. The RFHD will take place over three days at over 160 sites across South Africa on 2 to 4 April 2014.

1. 2 – 4 April 2014
OVERVIEW
Sue Paget – Programme Director

2. CONTENT
• Overview of RFHA AND RFHD Programme
• Structures
• Roles and Responsibilities: RFHA, Rotary and Department of
Health

3. WHAT IS ROTARY?
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Largest volunteer Service Organisation in the World
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1.2 Million Members Worldwide
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34 000 Clubs in 200 Countries
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Motto is “Service Above Self”
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Only NGO that has Permanent Representation in the United Nations
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Status A1 Partner with UNICEF and UN

4. WHAT IS RFHA?
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RFHA: ROTARIANS FOR FAMILY HEALTH AND AIDS PREVENTION
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Rotary Action Group recognized by Rotary International
Formed in 2004 by Marion Bunch

5. OVERVIEW
RFHA VISION:
Saving and improving 5 million lives by 2020
RFHA MISSION:
To save and improve the lives of children and families who lack access to
preventive health care and education through the mobilization of Rotarians
and global partners

6. WHAT ARE RFHD’S?
ROTARY FAMILY HEALTH DAYS
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Initiated by Rotary in Uganda
3 day Programme that runs delivers health services to disadvantaged
communities through an effective partnership model
Driven by RFHA and Rotary Clubs in South Africa at 160 sites in all 9
provinces in conjunction with partners
Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa
Pan African with planned expansion into India, Sri Lanka and South
America
o CALL TO ACTION: TO FULFIL A COMMON PURPOSE AND GOAL FOR ALL ROTARIANS

7. ROTARY FAMILY HEALTH DAYS

8. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF RFHA
WITHIN THE PROGRAMME MODEL
• Obtain all partnerships and funding sources
• Lynchpin partner
• Develop, activate, execute and monitor plans,
communications, media, training and roll out:
– National Department of Health – national, provincial and district levels
– 3 Rotary Districts – 3 Steering Committees, 225 clubs nationally, 5 000 Rotary
volunteers to activate 181 sites
– PEPFAR/USG Agencies and implementing partner NGOs
– Coca Cola Business Unit South Africa and The Coca Cola Africa Foundation
– 4 Coca Cola Bottlers
– Media Houses – National Broadcaster SABC, Caxton, YFM, ETV, Primedia, Sunday
Times, Media 24 News, Independent Group Cape Community Newspapers
– Development of new local partners

9. OVERVIEW
BUILDING ON FROM THE 2013 HEALTH DAYS:
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Three day programme: 9 – 11, May 2013
160 sites in 9 Provinces across South Africa
68 000 disadvantaged clients through sites
250 000 health interventions
225 Rotary clubs with 5 000 Rotarians and volunteers
Launch site: Zandspruit, Johannesburg with Minister Motsoaledi and
dignitaries

10. 2014
ROTARY FAMILY HEALTH DAYS 2014
• Dates: 2nd – 4th April 2014 – over three days
• Where: 9 South African Provinces
• Target: 80 000 clients through sites
(2013 – 65 000 people went through out sites)
• Sites nationally: 160 (2013 - 160 sites)

11. NATIONAL RFHD PROGRAMME STRUCTURE INCLUDING 3 ROTARY DISTRICTS
RFHA
Marion Bunch
Programme Director
Sue Paget
RFHA Media Liaison
Annemarie Mostert
DOH
DOH
Province
DOH
District
CDC
USAID
COCA
COLA/
TCCAF
LOCAL
PARTNERS
SABC
CAXTON
RI MEDIA
REP SA
3
ROTARY
STEERING
COMMITTEE3
AG’S
REGION
REPS
Bottlers
SITE
Clubs
PARTNER
media
coordinato
rs

12. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
ROTARY
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Establish Rotary structures for RFHD’s in each District
Identify with DoH all 160 sites in 9 provinces in South Africa
Engage with DoH , PEPFAR/USG partners at Provincial
and District level
Develop a media campaign for social mobilization
and partner exposure
Build and manage the sites
Determine add on services at the sites
Distribute data collection forms for each site
Train Rotary Club members on everything
Identify a launch/close site with the DoH

13. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES
HCT CAMPAIGN:
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HIV counselling, testing and referral
HYPERTENSION testing and referral
DIABETES screening and referral
TB Symptomatic screening and
referral
Distribution of condoms
NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE:
• Deworming
• Dispensing of Vitamin A tablets
EPI:
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Polio drops
Measles vaccinations
ROTARY ADD ON SERVICES
EXAMPLES:
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Optometry
Chiropractor
Dentistry
Cervical Cancer and Breast cancer
screening

14. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOH AND ROTARY
NATIONAL
Department of Health
RFHA Programme
Director
PLANNING
STEERING
COMMITTEE
DOH CDC USAID
RFFA COCA COLA
PROVINCIAL
Managers
Department of Health
Rotary District Steering
Committee Representative
PLANNING
DOCUMENT
DISTRICT
Department of Health
and Partners
(CDC/USAID)
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Rotary Clubs and
Designated Site
Champion
SITE

16. THANK YOU!
2 – 4 APRIL, 2014