Mandela Day : 31 July and 1 August 2013
Faculty of Health Sciences – Mimosa Mall exhibition
Staff and students from the Faculty of Health Sciences will provide health services in Mimosa Mall on 31 July and 1 August 2013 as a service to the community of Bloemfontein as part of Mandela month.
Eight exhibitions in the bottom atrium of the Mall include:
Dietetics
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Optometry
Medicine and Nursing
Rethink your drink (provide information on energy intake through various drinks and how it fits into a balanced diet).
Anthropometry screening for health risk for diseases of lifestyle.
The more mommy knows the better baby grows (information on pre-pregnancy dietary needs).
Development milestones for children.
Home-made aids and energy saving devices to assist individuals with physical restrictions, for example after stroke or head injuries.
Posture evaluation and advice with referral to physiotherapists in the Mall.
Promotion of eye health and referral to optometrists in the Mall.
Blood pressure measurements and creating heart health awareness.
Mandela Day 2012
The 18th of July every year marks the birth of one of the most highly recognised people in the world, the father of the South African nation. On this day people dedicate 67 minutes of their time to do something that will change someone else’s life.
This year two day-care centres were visited, namely Lokolohang and Beisang Mabewana, where about 90 students and staff members took part. Different activities were embarked on varying from cleaning, washing laundry, repainting the playground and gardening. All the students and staff members who participated in these activities enjoyed the day.
