The Psychosocial Problems of Children with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Treatment in South Africa

Introduction Since the beginning of the Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in the late 1970s, more than 25 million deaths worldwide have occurred due to illnesses associated with the virus (UNAIDS/WHO, 2005). Of these deaths, many were children. More than…

AIDS and religion in sub-Saharan Africa in historical perspective

(Philippe Denis).  A Response Sr Alison Munro, OP SACBC AIDS Office, Pretoria October 2008 In responding to Philippe Denis, I choose to discuss some of the major points he makes, and refer to a survey undertaken in 2008 by the…

Cross-Sectional Research

Changes in the Factors Influencing the Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Rural South Africa Download Here

Summary Report

Case Studies of 32 PEPFAR – funded. Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programmes in South Africa. Download Here

The quality of environment in South African Childcare Centres

Human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HIV, progressively destroys the body’s ability to fight infections and cancers by killing cells of the body’s immune system. Eventually HIV can cause the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). People who are diagnosed with AIDS…

Patient Retention in a Large Faith-Based Southern African Antiretroviral Treatment Program.

Category: (Track A) Monitoring and Evaluation for Impact Improvement – A8 Title: Patient Retention in a Large Faith-Based Southern African Antiretroviral Treatment Program. Authors: Prof. Robin WOOD, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, UCT Faculty of Health, Cape Town, South Africa Dr….

The quality of care in the ARV treatment childcare centres of the SACBC AIDS Office in South Africa.

M.L. Hogenkamp Masterthesis Orthopedagogiek 2007/2008 Supervisor: Dr.  C. Baerveldt General coordinator of the research project: Prof. A. Vermeer, PhD. January 2008 Utrecht University, Department of Education, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Download Here

A Case Study

Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference OVC Projects. This case study was prepared by Khulisa Management Services and made possible by support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The opinions…

Continuing the Mission of Jesus

Alison Munro The Catholic Church, it seems to me, is an organisation that is willing to get involved in the messiness of life. This is certainly the case when one looks at the arena of the AIDS pandemic where we…

The quality of care in the ARV treatment childcare centres of the SACBC AIDS Office in South Africa.

M.L. Hogenkamp Masterthesis Orthopedagogiek 2007/2008 Supervisor: Dr.  C. Baerveldt General coordinator of the research project: Prof. A. Vermeer, PhD. January 2008 Utrecht University, Department of Education, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Download Here

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