Spreading the HIV message through innovation

Getting information to truckers who spend most of their time on the road can be challenging, but not for the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) which is implementing innovative new ways to deliver necessary messages. According to Agnetha Mouton, business development officer for WBCG, the recently launched Truckers’ Health Information Toolkit is one such initiative. “It is an absolute challenge to reach truckers at their respective workplaces, which is why it has become increasingly necessary to develop strategies that can reach them while they are on the road.” The toolkit, developed by the WBCG HIV/Aids Help Desk with the support of the German Development Agency (GTZ), consists of some basic first aid items as well as HIV/ Aids wellness-related items such as brochures, male and female condoms, and HIV/Aids policy booklets. “The idea is to make these toolkits available to the entire transport sector, but in the first phase they will be distributed amongst transport companies belonging to the Help Desk.”