by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Mpumalanga, Success Stories
USAID provides antiretrovirals (ART) to most of the Southern African population that need them. Through the provision of free antiretrovirals, HIV patients who are adhering to their daily regimen are able to live full lives and plan for the future. However, many...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Lesotho, Success Stories
USAID provides antiretrovirals (ART) to most of the Southern African population that need them. Through the provision of free antiretrovirals, HIV patients who are adhering to their daily regimen are able to live full lives and plan for the future. Previously, in most...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
Until very recently, healthcare workers and teams working on the front line against COVID-19 in Zambia had no access to real-time data about the pandemic in their country. All data was stored in spreadsheets and on paper, leading to difficulties in understanding the...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
The healthcare system in the Eastern Cape has been under strain for some time but the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic across the region pushed the already fragile system to breaking point. One of the major issues in the region was the huge shortage of oxygen for...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
Mpumalanga is a province of South Africa most well-known for its tourist attraction, the Kruger National Park. The Mpumalanga Department of Health’s (DOH) Antonnette Hlatshwayo heads the province’s COVID-19 contact tracing team. “Our main challenge was limited...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
Nwabisa Pulumo works for the Ehlanzeni district municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa, as the GIS manager. “At the outbreak of the pandemic, a command centre was set up to ensure coordination amongst stakeholders and departments at district and provincial levels. I...