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Sexual Health Exchange, 1995 - no. 4 Zambia The Tazara Training School in Mpika, Zambia, is part of the Tazara Railway Company, a firm jointly owned by Tanzanian and Zambian authorities. The company employs more than 4000 persons. Students at the school are trained for various positions, ranging from locomotive drivers and machinists to train guards and wagon attendants. A medical officer runs a health clinic at the School, seeing up to 20 patients daily. Since 50% of AIDS cases in the Mpika area involve Tazara Railway staff and their families, the clinic has incorporated HIV/AIDS prevention into its activities. The curriculum has been adapted to include at least six lessons on HIV/AIDS specifically and two lessons on general health and AIDS.
The clinic also stimulates collaboration with other organizations in the region. A group of about 20 students and instructors comprise an Anti-AIDS Team. Together with the AIDS Team of the nearby Chilonga Hospital, they collaborate in offering educational sessions, seminars and home-based care for the general community. The Tazara clinic further helps the hospital identify traditional birth attendants for training. In 1996, the School's medical officer will offer four seminars to employees of the Railway Company's 12 clinics; one expected outcome is the establishment of an AIDS committee at each clinic. Mr Tuesday Chandwe, Tazara Training School, Box T. 131, Mpika, Zambia |
The Tazara Railway Company shows how transport companies can incorporate HIV/AIDS/STDs into their basic health services |
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