| If not
now, when? if not you, who?
Helen Keller
In this edition of share we invite you to look
back at the year 2003 to the context within which
war was waged to increase political commitment
to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In a January trip
to Iraq, Health Minister Tshabalala-Msimang pledged
South Africa's support to Iraq's health care system.
Health care facilities in Iraq were severely challenged
by an inefficient procurement system attributed
to sanctions impacting on the country’s
access to medicines and health technology...
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NGO/FBO sectors
At the August "Religious Leaders' and HIV/AIDS
Researchers' Forum", Dr. I.S. Mekoa, Reverend
I.T. Moeketsi and Professor D.L. Mkize enlightened
the audience on "African Traditional Thought
on Matters of Health and African Traditional Medicine".
Discussions focused on African traditional medicine
and the importance of integrating African traditional
and western medicine. The forum series is co-hosted
by The World Conference on Religion and Peace
(WCRP) and HIVAN...
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HIV/AIDS and grants
According to South Africa's constitution everyone
has the right to social security if they are unable
to support themselves and their families. The
State has a responsibility to ensure that this
right is realized. The Social Assistance Act (no.59
of 1992) records that it is the constitutional
right of people who qualify for social assistance
to claim their grants.
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Private sector
What does the law say about HIV/AIDS
in the workplace?
In this issue of share, we look at how South
African labour legislation relates to dismissal.
According to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995,
an employer may only dismiss an employee for substantively
fair reasons. These reasons will be fair when
they relate to the employee's conduct or incapacity,
or are based on the employer’s operational
requirements (Section 188)...
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Company spotlight on…
Huntsman Tioxide
In order to measure the extent of the effect
that HIV could have on its business, the HIV/AIDS
committee of Huntsman Tioxide initiated a prevalence
survey in 2002. They spent four months educating
and encouraging staff to go for anonymous testing
on the designated days. A video on HIV was made
in the local community, and senior line managers
took every employee through an HIV awareness course
during which the video was presented...
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When is prevention better
than cure?
This section asks a few questions to generate
some answers that address the quality of HIV prevention
across sectors in South Africa. From the onset,
it is clear that the international funding context
raises the following question: How can HIV prevention
interventions reduce the incidence of HIV infection
and save financial resources in the process?
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How do we know that VCT
is an effective prevention intervention?
A case in question for CEA
There is a Turkish proverb that reads: The tortoise
in its shell says, 'What a big place I live in'
. Indeed, the world can seem rather predictable
to a big fish in a small pond. This concept underlies
the emphasis on replicable cross-contextual research
in the CEA field. Few studies have been conducted
to test the efficacy of VCT interventions...
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World bank hosts HIV/AIDS
initiative
The Development Marketplace competition held
annually in Washington, DC has become a global
event for innovative ideas aimed at advancing
the fight against poverty. The World Bank and
its development partners award start-up funds
to projects that bring people and institutions
together and have the best promise of moving from
concept to concrete results...
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Events
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