SPHUNGA HEALTHLINK
“WORKER INTERVENTION
PROGRAMME”
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TSHEPANG TRUST INITIATIVE
WORKER INTERVENTION
PROGRAM
THE PROGRAM
• IT IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATEPARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT OF SA
• IT IS DIRECTED TO ALL GENERAL
WORKERS
• PROGRAM IS TOTALLY FREE TO THE
WORKER POPULATION
WHY THE “WORKER
INTERVENTION PROGRAM”?
• The program is a way of supporting the SA government
in the fight against HIV.
• Workers require good healthcare in order to be
productive and support own families.
• The program aims to increase access to ARV’S to all
workers, those who need them.
• Workers who do not have Medical Aid can also get good
doctor’s treatment for free.
• Working skills & experience in the country can be kept
longer with healthy employees.
TSHEPANG TRUST
• THE TRUST IS MANAGED BY SA
DOCTORS WHO HAVE HIGH INTEREST
IN HIV/AIDS.
• TSHEPANG IS FUNDED BY DONOR
AGENCIES BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL.
• THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS.
SIMPLIFIED PROCESS
• AN AGREEMENT IS
REACHED BY BOTH
PARTIES TO
EXECUTE VCT
• DATES AND SITES
ARE CHOSEN AND
ARRANGED
• VCT IS CARRIED
OUT
• REFERRALS ARE
DONE WHERE
NECESSARY
• MANAGEMENT
REPORTING
FREE SERVICE
• FREE VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND
TESTING
• FREE CD4 & VIRAL LOAD MONITORING
AND OTHER RELATED LABORATORY
INVESTIGATIONS
• FREE DEDICATED DOCTORS
• FREE ARV’S
FREE DEDICATED DOCTOR
• TSHEPANG PAYS NORMAL MARKET
FEES FOR DOCTOR’S
CONSULTATIONS
• DOCTORS ARE TRAINED IN HIV/AIDS
MANAGEMENT
• LOCATED ALL OVER SA AND MORE
ARE REGISTERING ON TSHEPANG
TSHEPANG TRUST
SUPPLIERS
• REGISTERED MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS
• REGISTERED NURSES
• PHARMACISTS
• LABORATORIES
• XRAY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
• MEDICAL SUPPLIES COMPANIES
WHAT IS VCT?
• VCT STANDS FOR “VOLUNTARY
COUNSELLING AND CONFIDENTIAL
TESTING”
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A SMALL AMOUNT OF WHOLE BLOOD IS TAKEN FROM YOUR FINGER
AND TESTED USING A FAST METHOD THAT TELLS YOUR STATUS IN
UNDER TEN MINUTES.
THIS FAST METHOD IS APPROVED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS WELL AS THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANISATION.
IT’S A VERY ACCURATE METHOD.
WHY VCT IS IMPORTANT
NEGATIVE TESTING
POSITIVE TESTING
• NEGATIVE
PERSONS TO
STAY
NEGATIVE
• Change attitude and live a
healthy lifestyle
• Protect self, partner and family
from further infections
• Get and follow professional
medical attention (CD4 AND
VIRAL LOAD MONITORING)
• Take ARV’s (MEDICATIONS)
if and when necessary, under
doctor’s supervision
WHY DO WE SAY SO
THE REALITY OF HIV
TO DATE 5.5 MILLION INFECTIONS IN SA
THERE IS HOPE BEYOND DESPAIR!!
MOST PEOPLE DIE NOT ON
TREATMENT
PROBLEMS LEADING TO SUCH HIGH
HIV INFECTIONS
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ATTITUDES
BELIEFS AND CULTURE
FAILURE TO DEAL WITH REALITY
BAD BEHAVIOUR
LACK OF POLITICAL COMMITMENT
ASSOCIATED FACTORS
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POVERTY
LOW EDUCATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ACCELERATED URBANISATION
RAPID CHANGE IN CULTURAL
PRACTICES
EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES
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SERIOUSLY OVERCROWDED HOSPITALS
EARLY DEATHS LEADING TO SKILLS SHORTAGES
OVERBURDENED CEMETERIES
POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
ORPHANS
WHAT CAN WE DO
• PROTECT OUR LOVED ONES
• PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
• DISCOURAGE EARLY SEX AND
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
• KNOW OUR STATUS
WHAT CAN YOU DO
• BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR PARTNER
• CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF SEXUAL
PARTNERS.
• ALWAYS BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR SEXUAL
DESIRES.
• GET EARLY TREATMENT FOR ALL SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASES
MASAHA FREE VCT PROGRAM
MASAHA HEALTHLINK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH TSHEPANG TRUST OFFER WORKERS:
• TOTALLY FREE VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING
AND CONFIDENTIAL TESTING
• FREE DOCTOR DRIVEN CLINICAL
MANAGEMENT
• FREE DOCTOR MANAGED MEDICATIONS
A MASAHA-TSHEPANG
PARTNERSHIP
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
MASAHA: Mr Falakhe Malunga
082 694 1661