{"id":297659,"date":"2026-06-17T17:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=297659"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:33:00","slug":"uct-hypertension-awareness-programme-langa-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/uct-hypertension-awareness-programme-langa-caregiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Langa caregivers receive vital hypertension training from UCT students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an effort to empower and educate community-care workers in <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/langa-tour-guides-unregistered-operators\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"295323\">Langa<\/a>, fourth-year medical students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a health-awareness programme at Ikhaya Labantu on Wednesday 17 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisations represented at the event included <a href=\"https:\/\/khethimpilo.org\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/khethimpilo.org\/\">Kheth&#8217;Impilo<\/a>, Sizamile, Nkanyezi and Ikhaya Labantu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uct-students-give-back-through-community-health-outreach\">UCT students give back through community health outreach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the UCT students, Mashudu Mugwedi described the outreach programme as a way of giving back to the community. She said the aim was to educate caregivers about the dangers of hypertension and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mugwedi described hypertension as a &#8220;silent killer&#8221; and said many community care workers had limited clinical training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-clinical-skills-in-the-community\">Building clinical skills in the community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We want to empower them in how to measure blood pressure and improve their clinical skills. Some caregivers do not fully understand what hypertension is and the dangers associated with it. Most of them do not receive formal clinical training, so we felt it was important to intervene and equip them with these essential skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/home-away-from-home-20230308-6\/\">Home away from home: Ikhaya Labantu Old Age Home in Langa celebrates its 10 year anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added caregivers play a crucial role in educating patients about healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices that can help prevent and manage hypertension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zintle Madosi of Kheth&#8217;Impilo described the event as informative and educational, that the sessions were valuable and would help improve the care care workers provide to community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-dangers-of-sharing-medication\">The dangers of sharing medication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I also learnt it is dangerous for people to share medication, even if they have similar illnesses. 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