Physical Health Zambia Project #6672

Health Care for 500 HIV+ Children in Zambia

by Power of Love Foundation

Health Care for 500 HIV+ Children in Zambia

Project Report | Feb 23, 2020
Your Support Helps Keep Hundreds of Vulnerable HIV+ Children Healthy and in School

By Alka Subramanian | Executive Director

In 2019, generous donors like yourself, donated more than $20,000 to support Power of Love's pediatric HIV care program in Zambia. These funds helped provide a comprehensive package of life saving health care services to 450 HIV+ children, ongoing training to family members, PMTCT education to HIV+ pregnant women, education in HIV, and school support to families. These program activities resulted in a huge and sustained impact on hundreds of families in our community.

A Lot of Good Things Happened in 2019

A lot of good things happened in 2019. The number of children and family members impacted are given below:

Direct and Indirect beneficiaries: 2500 children and family members.
Children receiving food and high protein soya supplements: 200
Better health of children measured by increase in weight and frequency and intensity of infections: 214
Children provided with psychosocial counseling: 203
Children provided with education in HIV: 203
Children provided with monitoring and training in adherence to medications: 203
Family members provided with psychosocial counseling: 432
Family members tested for HIV: 335
Family members provided with counseling after testing positive for HIV: 335
Family members receiving ongoing training in HIV care and prevention: 432
Family members receiving business training and loans to start a business: 183
Families receiving education in malaria and long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito bed nets: 432
Number of children born HIV free to HIV+ moms: 40 out of 41
Children supported with school expenses such as school fees, uniforms, shoes, or school bags: 108

Program Impact: In addition to improved health and more children attending school, families have better knowledge about HIV and malaria. This results in a community that can take steps to prevent new HIV infections, and is more self-reliant in taking care of its own health. As a result, we are seeing a lower incidence of HIV and reduced stigma amongst beneficiary families. Also, beneficiary families share their learnings with others leading better education about HIV and HIV prevention amongst the larger community.

Plans for 2020

Continue to monitor the health of children under our care so that they never develop AIDS.
Zero new HIV infections via PMTCT (Prevention-of-Mother-to-Child-Transmission).
Track school attendance and performance to ensure the children attend school.
Encourage older children to volunteer as mentors to provide role models for younger children.
Expand the skill set of community members via the provision of education and training programs.
Gather more in-depth feedback from community residents.

Overall, the ripple effects of our comprehensive approach are significant, sustained, and continue to strengthen families in the community.

Thanks for making healthcare accessible to hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia.

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