Programs and Activities

Counselling services

St. Francis Health Care counselling department offers both counselling services at the centre and client’s homes.

The centre provides pre-test and post counselling, offers bereavement and on going counselling to clients.

The department believes in the following principals;

i) that counselling is an important form of health care service.

ii) that counselling enables the client to identify an appropriate practical approach to apply in solving problems.

iii) that counselling empowers the client to take an informed decision.

Counselling therefore aims at making the individual or group to consider prevention of HIV infections and helps them to live positively with Aids hence behaviour change.

The counselling department links up with the music, dance and drama group in the community awareness and sensitisation campaigns for effective impact.

Among other activities addressed by the counsellors are; general health education talks, good hygiene, balances diet, proper condom use, the risks involved in having multiple sexual partners and early seeking of treatment behaviour in respect of HIV/AIDS management.

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