@SMYN_Ndorondoro training on the Human Rights Toolkit is continuing. The team is with #NqobileWomensDevelopment in Residesia in Sedibeng District. Once we know & understand what are Human Rights, only then can we articulate the enjoyment of these rights by ALL

#DontLetStigmaWin

We mourn the loss of a young feminist activist, openly living with HIV - Comrade Azola Goqwana.

She led & championed campaigns, including working @TAC. We send our deepest condolences to her family, friends & colleagues during this time of bereavement.

Rest in power Qabane!

We go LIVE in a few minutes, as @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL, @HealthZA together with Rotary Family Health Days host a webinar engagement led by @DrZweliMkhize, newly elected SANAC CEO Dr Thembisile Xulu alongside Co-Chair @msletsike & other stakeholders.

LIVE STREAM on SANAC Facebook page!

If it works, the option of getting an injection every 2months could provide women with a new way to prevent #HIV infection - & empowering women who are not in a position to negotiate #condom use or who, for whatever reason, cannot take pills to prevent HIV infection.@PlhivSector

Please note that our National Chairperson, Sibongile Tshabalala, will be speaking about access to DTG in South Africa and TAC's role in monitoring rollout at the #HIV2020 Treatment Activist Meeting taking place from 15h00 today. don't miss it! Its free to join and open to all.

JOIN us on Thursday 10am, @vaccineadvocacy shares lessons on continuous work to promote meaningful engagement between scientists, strengthen accountability & transparency of research, community support & ownership of vaccine trials in the midst of #COVID19
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85080633045

Deputy President and South African National Aids Council @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL chairperson, @DDMabuza, has welcomed the appointment of Dr Thembisile Xulu as the #SANAC CEO http://tinyurl.com/yy6lnqj8

" Listening to all the speakers today, it is clear that much still needs to be done and we @UNFPASA commit to work alongside @GovernmentZA and @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL to ensure we support initiatives to #DecriminaliseSexWork as we recognise that #SexWorkIsWork" @MutaliBeatrice

Other rights enshrined in the Constitution include the right to health services, the right to legal representation, the right to social services. @UNAIDS_ZAF @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @UNFPASA #SexWorkersStrategy

Sex workers continue to experience human rights violations and gender-based violence. These challenges have been heightened by the outbreak of the Corona virus. #SexWorkersStrategy

"As the Department of Social Development we are the custodians of everything prevention (among other things); the custodians of children.”

"The current legal framework js inconsistant with international regional and domestic laws including South Africa's own constitution in relation GBV and equality" - kholi Buthelezi
@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL

Kholi Buthelezi "Sex work is work, we believe sex work is work and we know sex work is work"

Kholi Buthelezi-"the current laws that criminalise sex work are all apartheid laws, and they criminalise humanity"
@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL

#DecriminaliseSexWork #SexWorkisWork #sexworkourpride @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @SweatTweets @Asijiki4decrim
Country Reflections in National Sex Work Programme: Where are we and Where to from here?

@The_DSD DM @HendriettaZ thanking @UNFPASA for the @PinkDriveNoels outreach support last week in KZN & upcoming outreach in the Eastern Cape. In KZN she engaged many #sexworkers & committed to provide more psychosocial support to #Sexworkers!!! #SexWorkIsWork @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @SweatTweets @Asijiki4decrim @GlobalSexWork #SexWorkisWork #DecriminaliseSexWork #sexworkourpride
Virtually in dialogue; Reflections on National Sex Work Programme: Where are we and Where to from here?

Sex workers’ rights are human rights, but they are still subjected to abuse. The Deputy Minister, Ms @HendriettaZ, @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @UNFPASA, @UNAIDS_ZAF and sex worker advocacy groups will be in discussion to address this.

Deputy Minister @HendriettaZ, @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL and @UNFPASA is holding a dialogue with sex workers this morning. The dialogue will review progress on the implementation of the Sex Worker Strategy 2016-2019 Registration link: https://bit.ly/3jpkW0Z

The dialogue seeks to explore the challenges sex workers experienced amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sex workers continue to be the subject of human rights violations and gender-based violence. These challenges have been heightened by the outbreak of the corona virus.
@The_DSD

National Sex Worker dialogue hosted by @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL

Congratulations Dr Thembisile Xulu on your appointment as the new CEO of @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL and we wish you every success in your new endeavor. We have had a long and fruitful relationship with #SANAC, and look forward to that continuing under your esteemed leadership.

UNAIDS South Africa congratulates Dr. Thembisile Xulu on taking up her appointment today as the CEO of @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL. We look forward to working with you and continuing the close and effective relationship between @UNAIDS and SANAC.
https://sanac.org.za/sanac-board-of-trustees-announce-appointment-of-new-ceo/

. @CivilSociety_SA has been a driving force during #COVID19. JOIN us tomorrow, to find out what drove its establishment, approach, broad scope of work, key learnings & vision moving ahead as #COVID19 becomes a part of daily reality

#COVID19Conversations
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85080633045

#gender dimension of the effect of #COVID19 in #SouthAfrica

Internalised stigma is associated with lower viral load suppression, addressing it, including #MentalHealth services should be seen as one of the key interventions for closing the gap on the third 90.

https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Abstract/9000/HIV_stigma_and_viral_suppression_among_people.96068.aspx

Join us and @myrighttochoice tomorrow for an informative live Twitter chat on cervical cancer and gynaecological health.

Have questions? Send them in and we will answer them!

⌚ 2 to 3pm
📅 30 Sept (Wed)

#MyBodyMyChoice
#HealthAtYourFingertips
#CervicalCancer

The world is facing an HIV prevention crisis.

“We need to place the human being at the core of our drogue policies”

The Future of Multilateral Drug Policy: Reform or Status Quo? https://youtu.be/9jzXJ5cNiZo
@globalcdp

#COVID19AlertSA puts user privacy at the forefront of its design and has established strict guidelines to ensure that privacy is safeguarded, in line with best practice internationally.

South Africa is a place that is rich in cultural diversity. As part of embracing this vibrant heritage, we will be posting content in some of the country's official languages this week. Look out for these tweets!

Deputy Minister Ms @HendriettaZ hands over personal protective equipment to the community in Mkhambathini, KZN.

Eastern Cape #MenSector is inviting you to a Zoom Men’s Dialogue under the theme ‘Women, Gender Non-Conforming and Men’s as Partners in Addressing #GBVF, #MensHealth & Restoration of the Family Nucleus.’
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4965507277?pwd=NjYzTzJ5RkNrTVcydGgraGVPaXZtZz09

Meeting ID: 496 550 7277
Passcode: #GBV

The intention of the village to village initiative is to highlight the urgency and importance of Tribal Authorities in rural communities and the continued functioning of these offices as well as structures within a COVID-19 pandemic.

JOIN our North West #YouthSector Consultation Webinar this Thursday via Zoom to engage.

You can DM us your questions ahead of the event. #SANACCSFYouthSector

#StandWithYolanda is simple demonstration of what every #HUMANRIGHTS advocate should do. As @SMYN_Ndorondoro we stand firm with Yolanda. Sometimes the Law is Unjust to ordinary people. In this case of Yolanda, the Law is against Justice. We can only say #SiesRhodesUniversity

Our Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program is back. Applications are open till Sep 30 for the 2021 cohort! Tune in to @LesediFM 📻 @ 15h45 where our Cultural Affairs Officer Kiera Emmons will speaking to @LediSosky & @Thibos_Mokone on #ReaKubeletsa Channel 806 on DSTV

[From our archive] Art history: The fight for HIV treatment in 11 iconic #protest posters. http://bit.ly/2C7dDrE

08 September 2020

Media Advisory

DEPUTY MINISTER BOGOPANE-ZULU LEADS A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSSION ON   FOETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY IN ORANGE FARM
#FASDAwarenessDay
@The_DSD @OfficialSASSA @nda_rsa @gpgSocDev

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL They do a great job all by themselves by killing women

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL Especially girls living with Disabilities in the Rural areas of Nqamakwe in Eastern Cape

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @UNAIDS_ZAF @WHOSouthAfrica @UNFPASA @HealthZA @TBHIVCare @NACOSANet @Bhekisisa_MG @HealtheNews @MzikaziNduna @HigherHealthSA In the Dusty Rural areas of Nqamakwe in Eastern Cape young girls and young women are being discriminated against and I Fear suicide if no one comes and Help

It is with such immense sadness that I learn that Rachel Kachaje, Founder and Executive Director of Disabled Women in Africa passed away. Rachel was a leader, a fighter, a former minister,a pioneer, an electrifying speaker and a champion for the rights of women with disabilities.

Not all AGYW has access to sanitary pads, soap,roll on, facecloth,colgate &toothbrush. @PMmbidi @SAJBD @AngelNetworkSA @AMASADirectAid @UNFPASA @gpgSocDev @UNICEF_SA @ViiVHC @CDCSouthAfrica @The_DSD @WestRandHealth @PEPstores_SA @UNAIDS_ZAF @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @USAID_SAfrica @PEPFAR

Harm reduction & COVOD-19 @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @UNAIDS @The_DSD @HealthZA @TBHIVCare

These amazing leading Researchers and Scientists all spoke to is as part of our weekly #COVID19conversations that seek to break down barriers between research & civil society.
Did YOU join us? We would like to hear from you. FILL this survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLBMHWJ

We are very pleased to be joining @TBHIVCare and @SANPUD_NPO in an event to mark the International Overdose Awareness Day looking at the issues for people who use drugs in the age of COVID-19 #IOAD2020

Today we commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day at Life Recovery Centre Witpoort.

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths.
@The_DSD

A shout out to Tembelihle Batala from Cape Town who is raising funds for our Kgomotso Care Centre, a centre providing care for sexual and gender-based violence in Rustenburg, South Africa. Show your support: https://bit.ly/2QsnEWr #SGBV

In conclusion #DapivirineRing:

- Women Need Multiple Options
- Woman-initiated technologies are a key component of a comprehensive prevention package
- No one option will suit everyone.

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA @IPMicrobicides @GatesAfrica @theGFF @PATHadvocacy @tibusis

What We Know About Most Favorable Characteristics of to #DapivirineRing Women:

- Potential for HIV risk reduction - Does not alter sexual experience - Continuous use for one month. @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA @IPMicrobicides @GatesAfrica @theGFF @PATHadvocacy @tibusis @RMuganda1

What We Know About #DapivirineRing Acceptability Among men:

- Most did not feel during sex - No impact on sexual pleasure. @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA @IPMicrobicides @GatesAfrica @theGFF @PATHadvocacy

Dr. Thato Chidarikire, Director: HIV Prevention Services, @HealthZA speaking on the next steps for approvals & introduction of #DapivirineRing in SA says the ring has received great approval from @WHO @SAHPRA1 & other regulatory bodies & she doesn't expect any delays.

Sarah Magni from @GenesisAnalytic says recommendations for introducing the #DapivirineRing to healthcare workers, include: Use innovative approach like story-telling and tailor training to create awareness @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @IPMicrobicides @HealthZA

"We will not rest until all women have access to the #DapivirineRing" says Yvette Raphael, Programme Manager, @AfNHi_Tweets @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA @PATHadvocacy @IPMicrobicides @gatesfoundation @GatesAfrica @theGFF @WHOAFRO

#DapivirineRing is the first discrete, long-acting, HIV-prevention product designed specifically for women. This ring, which was developed by non-profit @IPMicrobicides is designed to help reduce women’s HIV risk during vaginal sex. @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA @apha_sa @GatesAfrica

"Ensuring women & girls have access to HIV prevention services has always been critical, and developments in research and innovation are ensuring that progress is being made to protect women against HIV," @LindaGailBekker Deputy Director @DTHF_SA #AfricaInnovates #DapivirineRing

Leonard Solai, Snr Director, External Affairs at @IPMicrobicides says the European Medicines Agency (EMA), gave approval for the use of the #DapivirineRing for HIV prevention in women in high HIV burden settings - a landmark for women’s HIV prevention initiatives. @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL

"Although new HIV infections are declining overall, biology & gender inequities make women more susceptible to infection than men," - Prof
@LindaGailBekker Deputy Director, @DTHF_SA

@SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA #AfricaInnovates #WomensMonth2020 #WomensMonth2020 #DapivirineRing

No single HIV prevention method will meet the needs of all people at risk, so a range of options is needed for individuals to protect themselves and to curb the HIV epidemic. @DTHF_SA @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @HealthZA #AfricaInnovates #WomensMonth2020 #WomensMonth2020 #DapivirineRing

Happy birthday Cde DD @DDMabuza @PresidencyZA @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL