by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
As COVID-19 cases in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province started to climb rapidly, the plight of vulnerable communities fell into the spotlight. Mittah Raditlhalo, a GIS specialist in Right to Care’s stra-tegic information unit, explains that, “In poor areas,...
by Right to Care | Aug 19, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, News
Adolescent girls and young women in Mpumalanga’s Ehlanzeni district are encouraged to go to special youth-friendly health facilities to learn more about PrEP, a drug that can lower the risk of HIV infection considerably. HIV prevalence in women aged 15-24 is nearly...
by Right to Care | Aug 6, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories
Multi Month Scripting and Dispensing (MMSD) is an EQUIP programme that seeks to address retention and adherence support. This method of differentiated ART delivery supports countries by decreasing the burden on health facilities while increasing HIV/AIDS treatment...
by Right to Care | Aug 6, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories
“The nets have improved. My life has improved. Life is good!” John Connelly of the EQUIP Right to Care country program in Malawi had the opportunity to interview Felix Mnthali Mswayo in Kambiro-Mbiro, on the shore of Lake Malawi, near Chitimba Village (at...
by Right to Care | Apr 14, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, News
A call has gone out for all healthcare facilities – both public and private – to adhere to new guidelines during lockdown and for as long as the Covid-19 pandemic is an issue in South Africa. The public is urged to urgently alert the facility manager at their...
by Right to Care | Apr 5, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, News
South Africa is just over half-way through a massive effort by multiple stakeholders to circumcise 4.3-million men which will avert 1.3-million new HIV infections. But what will it take...
