As one way of alleviating mobility challenges amongst Tuberculosis (TB) Club volunteers in Zomba, Paradiso TB Patient Trust has distributed 15 bicycles to volunteers from Matawale, Chamba and City Clinic Health centres.
The bicycles are a donation from the First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera, who is also the TB champion in Southern Africa, during this year’s World TB Day commemoration in Lilongwe.
Speaking to Chanco Community Radio after delivering five bicycles to volunteers at Matawale Health Centre, Public Relations Officer for the trust, Harriet Kakhobwe, expressed gratitude to the First Lady, saying the bicycles will help volunteers not to walk long distances.
“We received these bicycles from the First Lady and we are now delivering them to our volunteers to ease the mobility challenges they have been facing for quite some time,” explained Kankhobwe.
One of the beneficiaries of the donation, Jennifer Jackson, who is a volunteer for Matawale TB Club, concurred with Kakhobwe, saying the bicycles will help them in ending the mobility challenges they have been facing for a long time.
Matawale Health Centre TB Officer, Winnie Makandanje Chiyabwa, emphasised the donation’s potential in strengthening TB case identification and management in the area.
“This donation will motivate volunteers and improve case detection, thereby contributing to the reduction of TB cases in our communities,” said Chiyabwa.
