Known affectionately as Amai Mahere in Chinyika, Goromonzi, Sister Rumbidzai Primrose Chikwavaire is a highly dedicated nurse who is celebrated by her colleagues and community members. She has served at Chinyika Clinic for over a decade where her dedication to providing quality health services has distinguished her in the community. Sr. Chikwavaire participates in the efficient and effective management of the clinic, ensuring that the community does not experience unnecessary stockouts and that emergency cases are attended even outside of clinic hours. She conducts follow-up visits with her patients and has in many cases traveled long distances on foot to offer services to the most vulnerable members of the community. She facilitates health education classes with women, which has resulted in many women choosing to undergo HIV counseling and testing. She also provides counseling services helping her patients to adjust and accept their status as well as establishing supportive habits that support adherence to drug therapies. Chinyika is a rural community with few resources, and Sister Chikwavaire has worked under these difficult circumstances to deliver babies and ensure that the child mortality rate is reduced, especially under COVID restrictions. She further educates new mothers about the health and hygiene of newborn infants, which has resulted in a marked improvement in the general health of infants in the area, and the conditions in homes. Chikwavaire is dearly loved and appreciated not only by villagers but her colleagues and community leaders.
