District Health Quiz

By Blessing Munkuli

Siansundu Secondary team

Lusulu High School team

National AIDS Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education organized District High Schools’ HIV/AIDS Quiz which was held on the 12^th of June 2014.

The quiz sessions was graced bydelegates who included the District Administrator (DA), Basilwizi Trust Health Project and Media Officers, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and the Ministry of Youth, Development and Employment Creation as well as Ntengwe for Community Development.

The core value of the quiz was to increase information dissemination on HIV in schools.

Binga High School outwitted co-participantswith 78 points, Manjolo High School making it up to 77, Tinde High School 74, Lusulu High School 68, whilst Siansundu Secondary sat at 58 points.

The excelling school will participate in the Provincial High School Health Quiz in Bulawayo on the 27^th of June 2014.

Binga DA, Banda Ndethi, having attended the session, congratulated the winning team on making it to the top of the list.

“Last year, you came out first and you did it again this year. Congratulations Binga High for excelling again.” she said.

Binga DA: Ndethi

She also gave a strengthening message to other teams who did not make it to the top of the list. 

“As we all know that in a competition, not everyone makes it to the top, one team has to make it among the best teams, Binga High has become the best because all teams participated actively. We hope that next time, another team will make it to the top,” she said.

Prizes were awarded to top three teams, with the third team getting out with US$20, the second team with US$30 and the first team with US$50.

The DA pointed out that HIV/AIDS Education is minimally done in schools.

“Participants relied on guessing answers during the quiz sessions, which shows that not much ground is being covered in schools on the HIV/AIDS area,” she said

Much appreciation was given to participating schools which made it in short notice to the competition. Some schools, such as Tyunga Secondary and Siabuwa High School failed to make it as they pointed out that they ‘were not given much time to prepare’ compared to Lusulu High School which made up to it just a night before the competition.