“How a new generation of theologians is reshaping the church”

Out of Africa Africa’s theological landscape is changing significantly and rapidly. The pace and scope of this transformation came into focus at the first regional conference of the global network of Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church held in…

Data capturers at St Apollinaris Hospital

Data capturers at St Apollinaris Hospital

Data capturers at St Apollinaris Hospital, Creighton, Diocese of Mzimkhulu working with the newly installed DOH Tier.net system. All data of every patient ever seen in the SACBC AIDS Office PEPFAR funded treatment programme has been imported into the Tier.net…

Sizanani Otreach Programme, Nkandla, Diocese of Eshowe

The OVC Programme of Sizanani in Nkandla reports: It seems like homework supervision and study improves month on month. The children are beginning to find meaningful enjoyment with homework as they get used to the routine. In addition to homework…

Inkanyezi HIV/AIDS Organisation, Orange Farm, Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Inkanyezi HIV/AIDS Organisation, Orange Farm, Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Words alone cannot express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for your benevolence, this time as regards the provision of much needed shelter improvements to shacks housing 44 families in our OVC programme. We initially budgeted for 36 families to benefit,…

Rorisang Men & Youth Development Services, Diocese of Klerksdorp

Rorisang Men & Youth Development Services, Diocese of Klerksdorp

Sixty households housing ninety four children were assisted by the SACBC AIDS Office with various household items. Child Care workers identified the household in need of the items.  Their recommendations were checked on by the management of Romedys (Rorisang) and…

Hope for Life, Winterveld, Archdiocese of Pretoria

Hope for Life, Winterveld, Archdiocese of Pretoria

1 Jul – 30 Sep 2012 All ART clients have been absorbed into the DOH system.  This  includes ART drugs and laboratory analysis. Sometimes patients leave the programme opting for traditional medicine, or they feel better and no longer feel…

Newcastle Catholic ARV Project, Diocese of Dundee

Newcastle Catholic ARV Project, Diocese of Dundee

July-September 2012 The last three months were used effectively in terms of reviewing and adopting project policies. SACBC initiated discussions with DoH regarding staff takeover and other matters related to the future of the project. Also this period was used…

St Francis Boksburg

St Francis Boksburg

30 September, 2012 Quarterly Report The priority at our centre is transferring out stable clients to our local government clinics since PEPFAR funding will end at the end of May 2013. The plan is to scale down the number of…

Blessed Gerard’s Care Centre, Mandini, Diocese of Eshowe

Blessed Gerard’s Care Centre, Mandini, Diocese of Eshowe

1 July -30 September 2012, quarterly report In this period we saw 70 new patients testing for HIV. This does not include the number referred to us by the local clinics or others joining our programme due to relocation. Most…

St. Joseph’s ART Clinic, Sibasa, Diocese of Tzaneen

St. Joseph’s ART Clinic, Sibasa, Diocese of Tzaneen

18th October, 2012 Tony Linden of the  SACBC/CRS ART team visited St Joseph’s ART Clinic and reported on the installation of the Tier.net system there to manage patient data. Today was another milestone is the transitioning of patient data to…

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