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Wits RHI

Care & Treatment Sub Award, Tshwane Health District

Infectious Diseases

Programmatic Implementation and Technical Assistance (TA) for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services throughout the Health System in South Africa under PEPFAR – SA.

Rationale

South Africa is at the forefront of the global AIDS response and has made progress in the fight against HIV. Although the country has the world’s largest HIV treatment programme, challenges remain in preventing new infections and reducing morbidity and mortality. In 2017, South Africa’s burden of HIV infection was an estimated 7,203,313 of people living with HIV. Of these, only 53% access lifesaving antiretroviral treatment through the country’s public health
care facilities. Wits RHI’s Tshwane District Support Programme supports HIV & TB prevention care and treatment services in the fifth largest metropolitan municipality in South Africa.

The programme comprises direct service delivery (DSD), technical assistance, capacity development and provision of technical and material support to Tshwane Health District and City of Tshwane Health Department primary care facilities and selected hospitals. The approach of the programme is to leverage key innovations, such as Enhanced Adherence Clubs for patients failing on treatment,
multiple methods and delivery models for Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD), Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services, innovative HIV Self‐screening, community HIV testing and ART initiation to ensure a comprehensive package of services that meets the wide‐ranging needs of patient groups acrossthe HIV and TB continuum of care within the COVID‐19 context.

Investigators

  • Programme Head: Dr John Imrie
  • Head HIV/TB Care & Treatment Programme: Dr. Josephine Otchere‐Darko
  • M&E Lead: Qinisile Sibanda
  • Operations Lead: Cathy Skosana
  • Community Services Lead: Khensani Nkuna
  • Facility Care & Treatment Technical Head: Lawrence Thlowe

Latest Update

September 2021

For more about Care & Treatment Sub Award, Tshwane Health District please email rhicomms@wrhi.ac.za

Project Brief

Care & Treatment Sub Award, Tshwane Health District