Team PATA

Clinic Stories

PATA-affiliated Clinics are invited to share what is happening in their clinic with other clinics within the PATA network. These stories are then published electronically in the PATA newsletter.

1. Adolescent Disclosure at the Mpilo Ol Clinic

The Mpilo Ol Clinic in Zimbabwe has made significant progress on many of their team goals set at the 2009 Forum. In reference to their goal of ascertaining whether adolescents have been disclosed to, the clinic team writes that "50 adolescents who had not been disclosed to were identified and ultimately disclosure was done."

2. G25 Clinic Improves Clinic Flow

The G25 Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa reports that Expert Patients have "limited unnecessary movement in the clinic, they take hospital folders from the clinic to the pharmacy, take part in a stimulating playgroup and free up the caregivers in the clinic to attend to their own individual appointments." All of these outcomes have improved the atmosphere of the clinic and the experience of patients.

3. Keiskamma makes the music happen

There is always something new out of Hamburg, the small rural town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The Keiskamma Trust, based in the town and working closely with the Hamburg clinic, is probably best known for its Art Project which has been responsible for creating incredible, enormous tapestries over the past few years. Read more

4. A Zimbabwean story - Zvandiri

The book Our Story was written by members of the Zvandiri Support Group from Harare, Zimbabwe. This HIV/AIDS support group consists of children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. As everyone in the support group is HIV positive, they chose the Shona name of "Zvandiri" for themselves, which means "as I am". They cannot change who they are, but must live with HIV and accept it, as should others. Read more

5. Paarl Clinic's Emporium of Care, South Africa

The Paarl Clinic, based at the TC Newman Hospital in Paarl near Cape Town opened their brand new Emporium of Care in December 2007. Read more

6. CHU de Yopougon Clinic in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

Nguetta Paulette of the CHU de Yopougon clinic in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, looks back on 2007 and the impact the previous PATA conference had on their team in preparing for PATA 2007. This report was translated by Virgile Mahoro. Read more

7. Tisungane Clinic, Malawi (March 2008)

Tisungane clinic's expert patient programme has been operating since 2007. They have now requested funding from PATA for expert patients to fill the roles of translator, ARV clerk assistants and a nursing assistant/ adherence counsellor. As Tisungane clinic has already involved and trained community members to work within their clinic, PATA can learn from their experience to date. Read more

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