Tag: Rotary Family Health Days

World Health Day: Because Healthcare Should Be Everywhere

April 7, 2023

By Sneha Saloni, Rotary Action Group for Family Health and AIDS Prevention’s Social Media and Communications Manager Millions of people around the world still struggle to access basic healthcare. There are thousands of vulnerable communities that are forced to choose between healthcare and other expenses like food or housing. The Rotary Action Group for Family … More World Health Day: Because Healthcare Should Be Everywhere

Evoking emotions through visual storytelling

January 13, 2022

By Sneha Saloni and the Rotary Action Group for Family Health and AIDS Prevention “If you do not understand someone’s story, how would you understand someone’s pain?” Jurgen Marx (Badenhorst), a photographer from Pretoria, South Africa, has been chronicling people’s emotions during Rotary member-led public health programs to create a conversation about the importance of … More Evoking emotions through visual storytelling

Providing access to healthcare to millions across Africa and India

December 18, 2018

By Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA) Rotary Family Health Days is a signature program of Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA) – A Rotarian Action Group. The Action Group’s signature program promotes healthy living and disease prevention by implementing a massive, annual campaign in Southern Africa and India that provides … More Providing access to healthcare to millions across Africa and India

Creating leaders through Rotary Family Health Days

December 1, 2016

By Alicia Michael, President of Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA) As three young ladies entered the Rotary Family Health Days camp site, I noticed their bright green school uniforms and their even brighter smiles.  I was at one of 380 sites operating for three days across Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda this … More Creating leaders through Rotary Family Health Days

Collaborative Rotarian effort brings healthcare services to thousands in India

May 17, 2016

By Azka Asif, Rotary Service Connections Staff Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD) is a signature program of Rotarians For Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA). The program promotes disease prevention and treatment by implementing a massive, annual campaign in four countries in Africa that provides free health care services to thousands of people in underprivileged communities. … More Collaborative Rotarian effort brings healthcare services to thousands in India

Rotary Family Health Days bring preventative health services to millions of African citizens

December 1, 2015

By Marion Bunch, Founder & CEO of Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention It’s so hard for me to believe that in its fifth year of service, the Rotary Family Health Days campaign will reach a milestone goal: thousands of Rotarians and our partners will have served over a million citizens in Africa with … More Rotary Family Health Days bring preventative health services to millions of African citizens

Rotary Family Health Days showcase the power of Rotary and the impact of partnerships

July 10, 2014

By John Wahlund, Area of Focus Manager for Maternal and Child Health & Disease Prevention and Treatment The fourth annual Rotary Family Health Days (RFHDs) took place throughout sub-Saharan Africa in April 2014, providing comprehensive health care services to the most vulnerable and underserved populations in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Lesotho, and Swaziland. RFHDs … More Rotary Family Health Days showcase the power of Rotary and the impact of partnerships

Rotary Family Health Days bring preventative health services to more than 350,000 in Africa

April 23, 2014

By Jesse Allerton, Rotary Programs staff After tragically losing her son to AIDS in 1994, Marion Bunch, a member of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody, Georgia, USA, resolved to help other children with HIV. Ten years later, Marion founded Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention, Inc. (RFHA), a Rotarian Action Group helping clubs and … More Rotary Family Health Days bring preventative health services to more than 350,000 in Africa