Centocow, St Apollinaris, Diocese of Mzimkhulu
1 Jul – 30 Sep 2012 We held another Male Medical Circumcision campaign for 2 days in each of the two sites and it was successful in Malenge and Riverside halls for boys from the age of 12 and upwards….
Meeting in Giyani with Department of Health, Diocese of Tzaneen
Theresa Bossert of the SACBC AIDS Office visited the Diocese of Tzaneen, for a meeting in Giyani on 11 October with the DoH district team. She also met with Fr Chris the parish priest at St Scholastica and he expressed…
Tapologo ART Clinic, Rustenburg
June – August 2012 HIV testing is being done on ART clinic days so that we can collect a blood specimen for the CD4 test at the same time so that patients do not need to incur additional transport costs. …
Nazareth House
1 July to 30 September 2012 Aurum patients already on ART have been enrolled into our programme as agreed to with the DoH. We are hoping that the agreement will be finalized soon and that SAG will supply ARVs for…
St Joseph Clinic, Sibasa, Diocese of Tzaneen
1st July-30th Sept. 2012 Anti-retroviral Treatment is received regularly from Tshilidzini hospital. No problems have been experienced. We are receiving some OI drugs , but the supply is insufficient for our needs. We also require medication that is not used…
Sacred Heart Clinic, Senwamokgope, Limpopo
1 July – 30 Sept. 2012 Clients have continued to be tested for HIV using the finger prick test and a confirmatory test supplied by the Government. We no longer use the mouth swab test. New SAG guidelines are followed…
Siyathokoza ART Clinic, Botshabelo, Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
SIYATHOKOZA HBC & ART PROJECT 1 July 2012 – 30 September 2012 We are still receiving bulk ARVs from the CDU and thus far a few challenges were encountered, but we have managed to resolve them. We are negotiating with…
Visit to Kids Care, Zithobeni, Archdiocese of Pretoria
The SACBC AIDS Office visited Zithobeni on 21 September2012 to monitor the recent shelter repairs. Three families were visited. The first home we visited is headed by a mother who is reported by the site as being very irresponsible. There…
St Joseph’s Theological Institute and the SACBC AIDS Office host theological conference.
St Joseph’s Theological Institute and the SACBC AIDS Office are hosting a joint theological conference to mark the Church’s response to AIDS in the thirty years since the discovery of HIV. You are invited to register for this important conference….
St Apollinaris, Creighton, Diocese of Mzimkhulu
St Apollinaris Hospital, which was formerly a Catholic hospital, now under the Department of Health in KwaZulu Natal received a generator purchased under the SACBC AIDS Office US funded PEPFAR grant. The generator was moved from an SACBC AIDS Office…