When it comes to delivery North Star Wellness Centres can boast some impressive average results:

  • IEC sessions: 6,000-8,000 annually/per centre;
  • STI treatments: 2,500-3,500 annually/per centre;
  • VCT referrals: 1,500-2,000 annually/per centre;
  • Condom distribution: 150,000 annually/per centre (90% male, 10% female);

While it is difficult to predict for each individual centre how these results will break down in terms of the three main groups being targeted, the tracking of the visitors to the North Star centre at the Mwanza border post in Malawi give a feasible indication:

  • Truck drivers: 46%
  • Sex workers: 7.5%
  • Community members female: 16.5%1
  • Community members male: 30%2

In order to determine the long-term benefits of its centres, North Star conducts baseline surveys on STI and HIV prevalence rates among truck drivers, sex workers and community members in each of its Wellness Centre locations. Progress is measured on an annual basis.

1 Includes sex workers not wishing to avoid stigmatization.

2 Includes police, customs officers and other state officials involved in official border activities.

Link to Annual Overview