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				Thursday 27 March 2003



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Lifestyle - Leefstyl


	Stop TB because you can Rehabilitation forum for Paarl area Skenk bloed vir vakansie Uitstallers in Paasmark Nederburg raises funds for donors Amstelhof gee om


	BOEKGENOT. Die bekende aktrise Joey de Koker het verlede week 'n voorlesing gehou in die Meulstraat Biblioteek in die Paarl as deel van Biblioteekweek. Hier is sy in gesprek met Jan Flink (72) van die Rusthof ouetehuis. Vanjaar is die hele Maart as boetevrye maand verklaar. Mense kan nog tot Maandag, behalwe by die bilioteke self, enige laat materiaal by een van die


	volgende plekke in 'n houer plaas: Vee's Videos (Lady Greystraat); Shoprite (Wellington en Paarl); Food World (Klein Drakensteinweg); Centre Point (Klein Drakensteinweg); klinieke (Mbekweni); Max Supermark (Mbekweni), asook skole in die Drakenstein gebied.


	Stop TB because you can


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TUBERCULOSIS is reaching epidemic dimensions in the Boland.

Paarl had 1700 TB cases in 2002, compared with 1449 the previous year. At Wellington figures nearly doubled from 292 in 2001 to 500 last year.

Every year on 24 March is World TB Day, commemorating the discovery of the TB germ by Robert Koch more than hundred years ago.

According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that South Africa ranks number nine on the list of 22 countries hit hardest by TB.

South Africa battles with more than 188 000 new TB cases a year even though TB diagnosis and treatment are freely available.

What do people ask:

How does TB spread?

TB is spread through the air. Germs go into the air when someone who has TB coughs, spits or sneezes. Then other people can breathe them in. The TB germ attacks the lungs. It also spreads through the blood to other parts of the body.

Who can get TB?

Some people believe that you can only get TB if you are poor or if you are an alcoholic, or if you take drugs. This is not true. Anyone can get TB. Not everyone who has TB germs get sick. It depends on how well your body can fight off disease.

Treatment for TB

How do I take my medicine? Take your medicines in the way that your health worker tells you to. If your medicines are nearly finished, you can take your green card to any clinic. They will give you more medicines.

What will happen if I don't go for treatment?

You will spread the disease to other if you do not get it treated. TB can damage your lungs forever. Many people die from TB when it is not treated.

Must I finish my treatment?

Many of the TB germs will stay alive in your body if you do not finish the six months' treatment. These germs will be the strongest of all the germs and the most dangerous. You will get sick again if you stop the medicines before the health worker says you can.

People say that taking the medicine every day for 6 months is difficult. So get somebody to help you take your medicine. This person is called a DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) supporter.

Can I use traditional medicine to cure TB?

Many people go to traditional healers (sangomas) to help cure their TB. It is still important to take your TB medicine even if you go to a sangoma.


	Rehabilitation forum for Paarl area


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A MEETING will be held on Tuesday to discuss the need for a rehabilitation forum for disabled people in the Paarl, Wellington, Franschhoek area.

The need was identified during a meeting between the staff of the Elangeni Rehabilitation Centre and the Drakenstein Centre for Persons with Disabilities.

The goal of such a forum will be to co-ordinate service delivery to people with disabilities and develop services in the area.

Tuesday's meeting will start at 15:00 at the Elangeni Centre at TC Newman Hospital in Paarl East. For information, phone Maxwell Africa at 872-1711 x2343.


	Skenk bloed vir vakansie


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TEN spyte van verskille tussen mense, is bloed die band wat ons saambind. Daarom is dit so belangrik om bloed te skenk, veral in die vakansietyd met sy toename in motorongelukke.

Daar word 'n beroep gedoen op alle persone tussen die ouderdomme van 17 en 65, wat in goeie gesondheid verkeer, om bloed te skenk.

Die WP Bloedoortappingsdiens benodig sowat 140 000 eenhede bloed om aan die Provinsie se behoeftes te voorsien. Die diversiteit van ons land en die uniekheid van ons skenkers kan nooit uit die oog verloor word nie, maar tussen al hierdie verskille en andersheid bly bloed die een ding wat ons almal in gemeen het.

Elke 56 dae vergader skenkers landswyd om die welwillendste daad te verrig en hulle eenheid lewensreddende vloeistof te skenk.

Wanneer 'n mens jonk is, is daar so baie dinge wat belangrik is, so baie modes om na te volg, so baie partytjies om by te woon, dat 'n mens so maklik kan vergeet om net twintig minute af te staan, in te loer by jou naaste kliniek en ook so 'n verskil in iemand anders se lewe te maak.

"Ek het 'n nieroorplanting ondergaan en het tydens hierdie operasie 12 eenhede bloed ontvang."

Was een van hierdie eenhede dalk as gevolg van die feit dat jy wel bloed geskenk het?

Daar kan elke Donderdag heeldag bloed geskenk word by die Paarl-tak van die WP Bloedoortappingsdiens in Hoofstraat (skuins oorkant die stadsaal).


	Uitstallers vir Paasmark


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'n CHRISTUSFEES met 'n propvol program vol hoogtepunte word van 14 tot 20 April gehou om saam te val met Paasfees.

Die program sluit in 'n feesmark, jeugfees, 'n Passiespel, gospelfees en 'n feesdiens op Boland Stadion.

Die Christusfees, wat gereël word deur Radiokansel en plaaslike gemeentes, kan nog verskeie voorafgeselekteerde uitstallers en stalletjies akkommodeer op Saterdag 19 April in Victoria Park.

Vir navrae oor die stalletjies of die program, skakel Lea Adams op Wellington by 082-959-1869 om deel te wees van hierdie derde Radiokansel Wellington Christusfees.


	Nederburg raise funds for donors


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THE exclusive Nederburg SA Designer Collections Autumn Winter 2003/2004 where 20 top South African Couturiers will unveil their innovative designs at the 29th Nederburg Auction in Paarl, will be repeated in Cape Town in aid of the Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa.

This show, open to the public, will take place on Sunday 13 April at the BMW Auto Atlantic Showroom in Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Tickets cost R250 per person and include Nederburg wines and snacks, which will be served from 19:00, and the show starts at 20:00. Book with Samantha at the Organ Donor Foundation, tel 426-0198/0800-22-66-11.


	Amstelhof gee om


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DIT is erg om nie skoene te hê nie. Maar kleintyd is baie van ons geleer om na die positiewe te kyk: wees dankbaar jy het nog voete.

Die lewensles wat hierin opgesluit is, is dat daar altyd ander mense is met wie dit slegter gaan. En dit is dié filosofie wat aan die grond lê van Amstelhof Primêr in die Paarl se nuwe lewensvaardigheidsprogram "Ons Gee Om".

Al die leerders is betrokke in 'n reeks projekte wat daarop gemik is om 'n helpende hand na ander uit te steek.

Saterdag het die skool se leerderraad hul oggend opgeoffer om 'n straatkollekte te hou in die middedorp. Die geld wat hulle só ingesamel het, sal aan 'n projek vir straatkinders geskenk word.

Hulle beplan om Aprilmaand Paaseiers vir die kinders van Huis Andrew Murray op Wellington te gee, en dan wil hulle ook uitreik na ander skole.

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