6 ZADHR News What’s Coming Up? 1. User Fees and Access to Health Project 3. Light Up Health Campaign This project will assess the impact of user fees on the accessibility of health care in Zimbabwe and collect multi-stakeholder views on the issue. The objectives of the project are: • To ascertain user fees currently being charged by health institutions and practitioners in the private and public sector • To ascertain the impact of user fees in for- eign currency on the ability of patients to access health facilities and various services within those institutions. • Gather views on possible methods to ensure that safety nets are effective and that user fees do not hinder access to health services • Give recommendations on reviews of user fees to achieve equitable access to health care and engage government and local authorities on the issue. The corridors, wards and operating theatres of our hospitals and clinics are very dim or dark at night due to a shortage of light bulbs. Some sundries in short supply in our health system are difficult or expensive to source and so it is hard for people in the community to see how they can assist. However, light bulbs are available and accessible by all. ZADHR is encouraging all who can to donate a bulb or 2 ...or 100 to the Light Up Health Campaign that will then distribute bulbs to Zimbabwe’s hospitals and clinics and light up our health facilities for patients in those institutions and the health workers looking after them. We are starting with Parirenyatwa Hospital that has already supplied us with a list of the bulbs they need. The list of required lights is as follows: 2. Chinhoyi — Training on Health Rights A right to health awareness training will be conducted in Chinhoyi on Saturday 13th June 2009 for doctors in Mashonaland West province. Further details are available from ZADHR at the contact details below. Description Quantity BC 60W Bulbs— 1000 40W U Tubes— 1000 ES 60W Bulbs— 700 2ft thick Flourescent Tubes— 300 4ft thick Flourescent Tubes— 300 8ft Slimline Flourescent Tubes—300 20W Single Ballasts/Double— 200 75W Single Ballasts/Double— 200 Lights may be dropped off at ZADHR’s offices—6th Floor, Beverly Court, 100 Nelson Mandela Ave, Harare or at Well Woman Clinic, East Road, Belgravia, Harare. Contact us If you have any other comments or story related to health and human rights issues that you would want to share with ZADHR please contact us on: Email: zadhr@mweb.co.zw Fax 263 (4) 705641 Tel: 263 (4) 703528 Cell: 263 (0) 913 254 295 Or write to ZADHR P.O Box CY2415, Causeway Harare, Zimbabwe