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The second pamphlet in out series, entitled "what you need to know about HIV and Youth" can be found below in a pamphlet slide view and can also be downloaded as a pdf file. It covers "How you get HIV, relevance of HIV to teenagers, testing and related issues.

The first pamphlet in out series, entitled "what you need to know about HIV and AIDS" can be found below in a pamphlet slide view and can also be downloaded as a pdf file. It covers a range of issues including how you get HIV and how you can protect yourself, and others, from HIV.

Download the pamphlet here

HIVSA has produced a range of new educational pamphlets which cover the following subjects: -

Parents and caregivers often view school holidays with dread as they know how vulnerable their children will be alone at home or wandering the streets looking for entertainment. The FIFA World Cup has brought about an extra long mid-year break of 5 weeks and we know from experience that when children are left to their own devices they are vulnerable not only to abuse but also to sexual experimentation.

HIVSA was invited by the Department of Education to participate in running constructive programmes for adolescents at two of their school sites in Soweto. HIVSA will be running a interactive Peer Educational programme aimed at teaching young people to take responsibility for their own sexual and reproductive health and to “know their status” as a personal gift that they can give themselves.

Everyone in South Africa is getting excited and ready for the world Cup starting on June 10th 2010.

Last friday afternoon (28th May) HIVSA invited our partners at New Start for some football related teambuilding and to get everyone into the right spirit.

Below are a few pics from this event.

The South African Governments’ HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign was announced by President Jacob Zuma in December 2009 and Launched in April 2010. The campaign aims to test 15 million people between April 2010 and June 2011 and will: -

• Mobilise people to know their status;
• Increase access to treatment, care and support services.
• Support people with key prevention messaging in order to encourage them to take proactive steps towards a healthy lifestyle - irrespective of HIV status;

This campaign faces many challenges some of which include having insufficient material and human resources and the ability to mobilise enough people to test. It is therefore important that all organisations involved in health provide support to this campaign. HIVSA is assisting the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development by training over 300 lay counsellors in HCT and providing social mobilization, for people to test, in and around Soweto.

With the assistance of several partners - HIVSA have helped to produce some reference posters around the new guidelines for PMTCT (Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission - of HIV) in South Africa. This one contains information around prophylaxis for HIV Exposed Infants.

With the assistance of several partners - HIVSA have helped to produce some reference posters around the new guidelines for PMTCT (Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission - of HIV) in South Africa. This one contains information around guidelines for Pregnant women with CD4 Counts below 350

With the assistance of several partners - HIVSA have helped to produce some reference posters around the new guidelines for PMTCT (Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission - of HIV) in South Africa. This one contains information around guidelines for Pregnant women with CD4 Counts above 350

The South African Police (SAPS), in many instances, are the one state department that is seen repeatedly on television services across the world.

HIVSA, supported by the ANOVA Health Institute, are providing our services to the police men and women based at all 12 police stations in and around Soweto. With the influx of tourists and visitors into the area for the 2010 World Soccer, the SAPS including police reservists, will have many issues to contend with. HIVSA will be providing a one day workshop on HIV / AIDS and related issues to approximately 1200 police men and women.