Moradisi,
HOD, Maj Gen (Dr) Mokhethi Radebe,
Executive Mayor for Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, DDG for Health Services, Dr Andrew Robinson, Maloko a Khuduthamaga ya Council ya Masepala wa Sedika le Makhanselara otlhe a a leng fano gompieno, Batsamaisi le Batlhankedi ba Lefapha ba ba nang le rona gompieno, Maloko a di-Governance Structures, Maloko a Diboto tsa Maokelo a rona le Maloko a Dikomiti tsa Ditliliniki tsa rona, Members of the Mining and the Private Sector in general, Dingaka tsa Setso, Mekgatlho ya Sedumedi, NGOs and CBOs, Our DOTS supporters and Community Health Workers, Mokgatlo wa TB Free, Bogosi le Setshaba se se leng fano, Baagi ba Yizo Yizo,
Dumelang Bagaetsho!
Re kopana fela malatsi a le mabedi morago ga letsatsi la Ditshwanelo
tsa Setho (Human Rights Day) mo Aforika Borwa. Letsatsi la Ditshwanelo tsa Setho le na le bokao jo bogolo thata mo go rona jaaka Ma-Aforika Borwa le baagi ba Porofense ya Bokone Bophirima.Re le Lefapha la Boitekanelo, Letsatsi le le na le bokao jo bogolo thata mo go rona segolo-bogolo ka gonne ditirelo tsa boitekanelo ke nngwe ya ditshwanelo tsa setho tseo di mametleletsweng mo molaotheong.
Health is one of the basic Human Rights that our liberation struggle heroes and heroines fought for. It is therefore a big challenge for us to fulfil the right to health care. For us it is not just a right, it is a responsibility we must not fail in fulfilling because health care is sometimes a matter of life and death.
Re ntse re tsweletse re leka ka natla go dira gore moagi mongwe le mongwe a ungwelwe mo ditshwanelong tse di tlisitsweng ke kgololosego.
Fela jalo le mo tshwanelong ya boitekanelo. Re bona go na le go tokafala mo go kgotsofatsang.Bontsi jwa baagi ba rona jaanong ba kgona go bona ditirelo tsa boitekenelo faufi le moo ba dulang teng mme le kanamo ya malwetsi e ntse e fokotsega.Kanamo ya bolwetsi jwa mafatlha (TB) le yona e ntse e yako tlase mme le balwetsi ba ntse ba tokafatsa go nwa melemo ya bona sentle.
Go santse go le go ntsi moo re tshwanelwang ke go go fitlhelela mme re ka kgona fela fa re dira mmogo go kgontsha maitllhomo a lefapha.Ke kamoo re tsweletseng go tiisa letsholo la go tsena mo metseng yotlhe re batla balwetsi ba TB le go ba tsenya mo kalafi ka gangwe fa re ba fitlhela.Re tlhoka dirisano mmogo le lona go fedisa TB.
Maiteko a rona a setse a bonagetse jaaka re le Porofese ya ntlha mo Aforika Borwa go fodisa molwetsi wa XDR TB. Se ke phitlhelelo e kgolo. A e re tiiseng moko mme re dira thata go fitlhela tse dingwe tse dikgolo.
Re tlile kwano gompieno jaaka karolo ya metseletsele ya matsholo ao re ntseng re a rulagantse mo porofeseng yotlhe ya Bokone Bophirima.
Maikaelelo magolo a matsholo a, ke go tsibosa baagi botlhe ka kotsi ya TB. Fa e sa le go tloga kwa kgwedi eno e simolotseng teng, re tsweletse mmogo le mokgatlo wa TB Free le our DOTS supporters re tsena ntlo le ntlo re ruta batho ka TB le botlhokwa jwa go nwa ditlhare kgotsa melemo ya TB sentle ka tshwanelo.Gompieno re kopana jaana e le setlhoa sa letsholo le la rona, ebile re le mo maikaelelong a le mangwe fela a go gatelela melaetsa ya rona ya gore bagaetsho ba itse di ntlha tsa botlhokwa ka TB.
Ke maikarabelo a rona jaaka baagi go tlhokomela matshelo a rona le go itshireletsa ka dinako tsotlhe.Mme re bona balwetsi ba ikgatholosa ditaelo tsa baoki le dingaka, ba sa fetse ditlhare tsa TB.
TB is a curable condition however it’s amazing that it still kills millions of people around the world. In South Africa alone, it accounts to 7.3% deaths and in the North West Province the death rate has dropped from is 8.2% to 7.3%.However, we still feel it is unacceptable that people should die of TB when it is curable.
Go mo maruding a mongwe le mongwe yo o leng fa gompieno go dira sengwe le go tsaya karolo mo go lwantsheng le go fedisa TB.Re le Ma-Aforika Borwa, re lebagane le dikgwetlo tsa go kgonana le mokgweleo wa HIV mo magaeng a rona a le mantsi.Ke go pega mokgeleo mo go dimo ga o mongwe fa re palelwa ke go alafa TB e e leng go re yone go sa tshwane le HIV, e alafega mo sebakeng sa dikgwedi tse thataro fela fa o nwa ditlhare tsa gago jaaka o laetswe dingaka le baoki.
We are again faced with severe types of TB such as MDRTB and XDRTB which are the results of TB that was not managed properly by us and by us I mean the people of North West Province.
TB and HIV are Siamese twins whom we have to ensure that we separate them by treating and eliminating TB, and treating HIV with ARV drugs.
Jaaka re itse go re TB ya alafega, go ka nna mosola tota gore balwetse ba rona ba HIV ba tswetelele go alafa TB fa ba na le malwetse ka bobedi.Se se ka nolofatsa mokgweleo mme wa simolola wa lepalepana fela le go nwa di ARV tsa HIV.
We have always been challenged with minimal resources and as one of the rural provinces with a high unemployment rate but we are treating TB in all of our facilities. We have a functional MDR and XDR TB units in Klerksdorp and we have opened a new MDR TB unit in Greater Taung Hospital for down referral of stable patients. This is a commitment on our government that we are striving for the health of our fellow South Africans.
Ka jalo bagaetsho, ga ke solofela maipato ape.O ka bona kalafi ya TB mo maokelong le ditliliniki tsotlhe tsa rona.
We are urging the community of the North West Province to fight TB together and the community of Yizo Yizo to take the lead in ensuring that we reach all our targets such as our TB cure rate, DOTS coverage and treatment completion. The Community of Yizo Yizo should use the Health facilities and ensure that they become the ambassadors for TB in the province because today we are here to support you the people of Yizo Yizo.
Ke nako ya gore rotlhe jaaka baagi ba Porofensi ya Bokone-Bophrima, re nne sekai mo kalafing ya TB mme re eme nokeng matlafatso le tsweletsopele ya tsamaiso ya ditirelo tsa Pholo mo nageng le mo porofensing ya rona.Se se ka kgonagala fela fa re ka dira mmogo le Lefapha jaaka baagi, di-Governance Structures, the private sector, Dingaka tsa Setso, FBOs, NGOs, CBOs, Our DOTS supporters, Community Health Workers le Dikgosi.Re tshwanela go tswelela go dirisana mmogo le TB Free go netefatsa go re re fitlhelela maikaelelo a rona a porofense e e senang TB.
Lastly, I wish to bring your attention to the following symptoms of TB that we must take seriously.
- Persistent coughing
- Chest pains
- coughing up blood sputum
- Shortness of breath
- Breathing difficulty
- Weight loss
- Night sweating
- No appetite
- Weakness or fatigue
Let us act swiftly against these symptoms and STOP TB now. It is important for us and for the future health of our people.
Puso ya rona e tla dula ka metlha e leka mekgwa yotlhe ya go tokafatsa matshelo a rona. Se, se tla bonagala gape ka moso ga re tla be re tlhankgolala Leano la go lwantsha TB, HIV le AIDS (Strategic Plan for TB, HIV and AIDS). Ke rata go lo tsibosa gore, leano le le tla dira fela fa re thusana go le tsenya tirisong le fa rona jaaka baagi re tsaa maikarabelo a matshelo a rona.
“Fa re dira mmogo re ka kgona go le gontsi”
Ke a leboga
I thank!
