Namibia: Learners Welcome Rural Health Integrated Network

Learners here have enthusiastically welcomed the Rural Health Integrated Network (RHIN) which has been launched here to spearhead four micro projects such as school health, data compilation, clinical and marketing.

The launch, the first of its first kind in Namibia will see mostly schools in the region benefiting from this initiative. Initiated some two years ago and funded by the Geneva Global Fund, the rural integrated network committee in Ohangwena region is planning to roll out its activities to all schools in the region. A Grade 10 learner at Eenhana Secondary School, Abiatal Hailulu, who was present with other learners and teachers from the school, could not hide his joy on the launch of the RHIN programme. She explains to Youth Corner that she will take the message seriously and teach fellow community members and other learners about hygiene, sanitation, the importance of nutrition and [danger] of teenage pregnancy at her school. "This RHIN programme is a welcome move to us as learners. We are going to introduce specific health clubs in our schools so that we cannot become statistics of these reported cases in our region. We shall make sure that we work with our Principals and Life Skills teachers in these projects," he says.

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