Online Reporter
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau
BORDER stakeholders from Beitbridge in Matabeleland South province are gathered at a local hotel for a two day training on the HIV knows no borders concept.
The programme is being facilitated by the Family Support Trust (FST) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
The initiative is focused on HIV prevention and treatment in Zimbabwe, specifically in Beitbridge.
IOM’s project officer for Beitbridge Mr Nhamo Muleya said the programme is targeting migrants aged between 10 years and 49 years.
He said it is important that local stakeholders are empowered to handle health related services for migrants on the move.
Mr Muleya said the emphasis was on offering services regardless of the migrant legal status.
“The project is being run in six Sadc countries and in Zimbabwe it is being piloted in Beitbridge. It will be spread to other affected high migrants sending area at a later stage,” said Mr Muleya.
He said in Beitbridge, stakeholders were being empowered to offer both health and non health services along the migrant corridor in selected areas.
Some of the areas include those bordering Beitbridge and Botswana and South Africa.
These are Makakavhule, Nottingham, Shashe, Beitbridge town, Tshituripasi, Tshabili and Dite among others.
“So, we need to train all the line stakeholders for enhanced collaboration,” said Mr Muleya
