In-depth: The incredibly long wait for gender-affirming surgery for those who can’t pay
This article was originally published on the News24 In South Africa, gender-affirming care is mostly only available in the big urban centres of provinces such as Gauteng, the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape. Transgender people from rural areas or...
No one is safe until everyone is safe: Equitable access to Covid19 vaccines is not optional
This article was originally published on the Mail and Guardian As long as there are places in the world where Covid-19 continues to spread unabated, no one is safe. To date, Covid-19 has accounted for more than 190-million cases and four-million deaths, globally. ...
RFP: Training on Adolescent Boys and Young Men Global Fund Grant Program Revision
AFSA, Beyond Zero and NACOSA seek a service provider to work with implementing partners on provision of Adolescent Boys and Young Men Programme, aged 15-24 years. The implementation services is in 12 sub-districts aiming to effect risk reduction, behavior change and...
#SAUnrest: Leaders Must Play a Role in Ensuring Calm is Restored
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 14 July 2021 -- South African National AIDS Council Civil Society Forum (SANAC CSF) condemns the sporadic acts of violence and looting, happening in communities across KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. We are calling on community leaders across...
SANAC Chair, Deputy President Mabuza Launches the Private Sector Forum
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), Hon. David Mabuza, led the official launch of the SANAC Private Sector Forum on 11 June 2021 at Sandton ICC in Johannesburg. SANAC is a national body...
New HIV/TB Plan Deferred by a Year
This article was written by @LauraLopezGonzalez and originally published on Spotlight South Africa will delay introducing a new HIV and TB plan until 2024, Deputy President David Mabuza revealed on Wednesday in response to parliamentary questions. The South African...
Press Release: South Africa’s 5-Year HIV, TB & STIs Plan Deferred
PPRETORIA, 19 May 2021 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Plenary, chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza, has taken a resolution to defer the conclusion of the current National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV, TB and STIs (2017-2022) by an additional...
Inviting CSOs to a consultation for inputs to Global Fund CCM submission to C19RM RFF
SANAC CSF TB Task Team in partnership with TB Proof, SHOW ME YOUR NUMBER & SAfAIDS are inviting you to a consultation meeting with TB affected community to make inputs to the SOUTH AFRICAN GLOBAL FUND COUNTRY COORDINATION MECHANISM (GF CCM) submission to the...
COVID-19 Report
SANAC Mourns the Passing of Dr Sindi van Zyl
PRETORIA, 11 April 2021 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) mourns the passing of Dr Sindi van Zyl who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications. Dr Van Zyl served on SANAC’s Technical Task Team for Social Behaviour Change Communication. Dr Sindi, as...