ancsomafcohealth SOMAFCO Health Department Health Department Finding aid prepared by Mosoabuli Maamoe. University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives October 13, 2005
Finding aid encoded by Mosoabuli Maamoe on October 13, 2005 Overview of the Collection University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives
SOMAFCO SOMAFCO Health Records 1967-1990 1.2 linear metre SOMAFCO community like any given society needed a structure that would attend to the health care of its people ancsomafcohealth The records are in English. Biographical Note

SOMAFCO community like any given society needed a structure that would attend to the health care of its people. The population of the complex was rapidly expanding because of opposition to apartheid in South Africa that resulted in people into exile. Some of these people were either jailed or tortured and needed some kind of treatment. Other who were already at Mazimbu, were faced diseases that were unfamiliar to them. It became necessary, therefore, that an organization of health care was needed. Thus, in late 70s a clinic was set up for such a purpose. However, there was lack of adequate facilities and personnel to cope with the growing population of the complex. The situation changed with later construction of ANC\Holland Hospital in May 1984. This construction was made possible with support of Medisch Kommittee Angola from Netherlands. It was better equipped, utilized for curative, preventative and maternal and child health services as well as health education for the community

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence and Subject Files

 Arrangement

The Health Department is comprised of 1.2 linear metres and composed of two series: Correspondence and Subject Files. They both reflect the functions and operations of the department. Among other things, they document various health problems the community was faced with. The series spans the years 1980-1990.

 Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations: SOMAFCO Medical staff Places: Morogoro Functions: Health services Restrictions on Access

The Collection is Open

 Acquisition Information

ANC Archives Committee

 Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence 1-2 1 Correspondents, 1979-1990 1-2 2 Telexes, 1978-1991 Subject Files 3-4 1 Admission Notebooks, 3-4 2 Allowances , 1990 3-4 3 Arts and Culture , 1984 3-4 4 Boarding , 1983-1984 3-4 5 Certificates of registration, 1988 3-4 6 Circulars, 1980-1986 3-4 7 Consignment , 1982-1985 3-4 8 Curriculum Vitae, 1985 3-4 9 Dakawa , 1985-1989 3-4 10 Directorate , 1982 5-6 11 Dr's round books, 5-6 12 Dressing books, 7 13 Duties and responsibilities, 7 14 Family planning, 1984-1985 7 15 Health Bulletin , 1981 7 16 Health education , 1983-1990 7 17 Health personnel, 1983-1990 7 18 Health Team Production Unit , 1985 8 19 Medication, 8 20 Meetings , 1980-1989 8 21 Memoranda , 1981-188 8 22 Minutes, 1982-1988 8 23 Nursing duty roster, 8 24 Official opening , 1984 8 25 Papers on health, 9 26 Programmes , 1983-1987 9 27 Proposals , 1985 9 28 Publications, 9 29 Public services, 1984 9 30 Refugees and psychological problems , 1986 9 31 Reports, 1984-1990 10-11 32 SOMAFCO clinic forms, 10-11 33 Workshop\seminars, 10-11 34 WHO documents,