Namibia- Update on ENA's HIV/AIDs clinic in Nyangana

For over a year and a half, ENA has funded an HIV Pediatric Clinic. The clinic focuses on not only fighting the HIV/AIDS virus in children, but giving the children hope, a high quality of life and an education about the virus. 

According to UNICEF, the Eastern African region is the at the center of the ongoing HIV/Aids epidemic with 48% of the world's new HIV infections among adults, 55% among children and 48% of AIDS related deaths.

On a daily basis, ENA employees help or assist the nurses in screening the children, taking measurements and assessing their nutritional state before administering their daily treatments. ENA staff also maintains in depth medical record files, tracks their defaulters, administers ARV medication, conducts extensive HIV/AIDs educational classes and ensures the children take their medication daily so they do not become resistant to their treatment. ENA employees also serve as mentors for the kids and caregivers. 

Children and patients (identities have been concealed for privacy) undergoing educational courses to learn more about HIV and how to maintain a healthy hopeful life.

The ultimate goals of our program are:

1. To ensure that children have access to quality pediatric and adolescent HIV prevention, treatment and care services.
2. To provide awareness to children and caregivers about HIV by providing correct information regarding living a positive and healthy lifestyle
3. To improve pediatric HIV service delivery in Nyangana area of Ndonga-linena constituency of Kavango-east in Namibia.

3. To identify and disseminate challenges, lessons learned and best practices for the collaboration between the clinic and ENA.  

This clinic provides hope and treatment to children who would otherwise have nowhere to go. We are honored to be a part of this program and invite you to help! To donate to this wonderful program and help ENA provide continued funding to these children, visit our website here!