CIPLA MEDPRO CONTRIBUTES TO HIV CLINIC

Thanks to a donation from Cipla Medpro, the HIV Clinic at Coronation Women and Children's Hospital in Coronationville, Johannesburg, has refurbished the newly renovated Paediatric HIV Clinic. The clinic recently underwent a much needed face-lift thanks to several donors including UNICEF and the Wits Paediatric HIV Clinic's Research Unit.
Brightening up the run-down interior with a fresh lick of paint and adding much needed furnishings has made the clinic a more pleasant place for patients and staff alike.

According to Dr Ashraf Coovadia, the head of the HIV Clinic, the newly upgraded facility enables the staff to see more paediatric patients per week, and allows them to deliver a higher quality of service.

"The confidence you (Cipla Medpro) have shown in our work only motivates us further in providing this service," said an elated Dr Coovadia.

The new clinic called Empilweni ('Place of Life') has started over 1000 children on antiretrovirals since the commencement of the government's ARV rollout programme in April 2004.

Dr Coovadia and his team are embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise funds for their next project, a much needed dedicated paediatric pharmacy adjacent to Empilweni.
Contact Serah van Vuuren, 011 673 4905 or email coovadiaah@paedshiv.wits.ac.za.

Gloria Rembe, HIV Product Manager, Cipla Medpro, 021 914 0520.