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| Country Profile: South Africa |
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AIDS Programmes
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National Strategic Framework: 2007-2011; see also 2000-2005
As of 16 March 2007, the strategic plan remained in draft form.
Epidemiological Assessment (UNAIDS):
South Africa had a National Strategic Plan for HIV, AIDS and STI 2000–2005. In 2004, this strategic framework was strengthened with the development of and implementation of an Operational Plan for Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management and Treatment. The Comprehensive Plan supports a package that addresses prevention, treatment, care and support services. The plan is fully funded. The government’s annual AIDS budget for 2005/6 was 2.6 billion South African rand (US$ 428 million). By the end of December 2005, 111 827 people were estimated to be accessing free antiretroviral treatment in the 200 public health sector facilities across 53 districts and an additional 60 000 through the private sector. In 2004 there were 2369 facilities providing voluntary counselling and testing.
Significant progress has been made in prevention through campaigns such as the government mass media campaign (khomanani); Soul City, loveLife and others. The Government has distributed 360 million free male condoms in 2004/5 (30 million per month) and aims to increase this to 425 million in 2005/6. The National AIDS Council is chaired by the Deputy President and is composed of thirty two members, half of them representing government and the other half representing civil society. There are several donors supporting HIV and AIDS efforts in South Africa and they meet every other month under the auspices of an information-sharing forum. This Donor Coordination Forum is chaired by the Department of Health with UNAIDS serving as its secretariat.
A combination of weak infrastructure and human capacity constraints are major challenges in expanding HIV and AIDS programmes. The AIDS pandemic was superimposed on an already overstretched health services and has further compounded the capacity problem. The government is aiming to address the capacity problems to scale up service delivery. Coordination of prevention efforts is also a challenge that has been identified.
There are several challenges and emerging issues that need to be addressed to strengthen the national response. These include:
 scaling up prevention programmes to reduce new HIV infections;
supporting the rollout of the National Comprehensive Plan to ensure that those who need access to treatment, care and support receive it;
addressing health-care system capacity through tackling the shortage of health-care workers and strengthening skills across the public health sector;
strengthening the national health-care system through the implementation of the National Comprehensive plan;
supporting the harmonization of the National Monitoring and Evaluation framework; and
promoting the implementation the “Three Ones” principles to enhance national coordination and participation of civil society in the national response.
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HIV/AIDS Organisations
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| Ministry of Health |
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Tel: |
+27 12 312 0713
+27 12 312 0121 |
| Location: |
HIV/AIDS and STDs
Private Bag X399, Pretoria 0001 |
Fax: |
+27 82 787 0202
+27 82 578 1515 |
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www.gov.za |
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| Department of Health - HIV/AIDS and TB Unit |
| Contact person: |
Dr Normonde Xundu - Chief Director |
Tel: |
+27 12 312 0121/0122 |
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Fax: |
+27 12 312 3122 |
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| South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) |
| Contact person: |
Ms Sesupo Nene, project manager |
Tel: |
+27 12 312 0131 |
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Fax: |
+27 12 312 0644 |
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| AIDS Consortium |
| Contact person: |
Denise Hunt |
Tel: |
+27 11 403 0265 |
| Location: |
P.O. Box 31104
Braamfontein 2017
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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www.aidsconsortium.org.za |
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| What we do: |
Networking; advocacy; lobbying; policy development; human rights; resource centre; information reference service; materials distribution. |
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| AIDS Foundation of South Africa |
| Contact person: |
Sindy Shozi |
Tel: |
+27 31 202 9520 |
| Location: |
237 Musgrave Road
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4062
South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 31 202 9522 |
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www.aids.org.za |
| What we do: |
Donor intermediary agency that provides funding, technical support and capacity building programmes to CBOs and NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS. |
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| AIDS Law Project |
| Contact person: |
Mark Heywood |
Tel: |
+27 11 356 4101 |
| Location: |
Centre for Applied Legal Studies |
Fax: |
+27 11 339 4311 |
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www.alp.org.za |
| What we do: |
Specialist legal service for PWAs; expert research on policies issues and information; formulation of policies for government, business etc; publications on HIV and the law, human rights, best practices, workplace policies. |
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| AIDS Training, Information & Counselling Centre (ATICC) |
| Contact person: |
Motseki Motlatla |
Tel: |
+27 51 405 8816 |
| Location: |
P.O. Box 3704, Bloemfontein 9300
South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 51 405 8818 |
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| What we do: |
Advocacy/rights; counseling; testing; training; safer sex information; resource centre. |
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| AIDSLINK South Africa |
| Contact person: |
Oscar Muronzi |
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P.O. Box 31759
Braamfontein 2017, South Africa Tel: +27 11 720 5260 Fax: +27 11 725 6209 |
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www.aidslink.org.za |
| What we do: |
Financial grants; food parcels; counselling; support groups; care and shelter; legal support; hospital/hospice placements; training; education and awareness; home-based care training; skills training and income generation projects. |
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| Children’s HIV/AIDS Network (CHAIN) |
| Contact person: |
Sonja Giese |
Tel: |
+27 21 685 4103 |
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+27 82 870 7345 |
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Information; education; prevention; advocacy; lobbying; counselling. |
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| HIVAN-Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking - HIVAN, Public Affairs Annex |
| Contact person: |
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Tel: |
+27 31 260 3334 |
| Location: |
232 King George V Avenue
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Fax: |
+27 31 260 2013 |
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www.hivan.org.za |
| What we do: |
Facilitates excellence, efficiency and effectiveness in HIV/AIDS-related research, training and intervention in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. |
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| LoveLife |
| Contact person: |
Sonja Giese |
Tel: |
+27 11 771 6800 |
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Fax: |
+27 82 800 3322 |
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www.lovelife.org.za |
| What we do: |
Information; education; prevention; advocacy; lobbying; counselling. |
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| National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) |
| Contact person: |
Nkululeko Nxesi, director |
Tel: |
+27 11 872 1796 |
| Location: |
P.O. Box 66, Germiston 1400
South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 83 478 9462 |
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www.napwa.org.za |
| What we do: |
Self-help; information; education; prevention; advocacy; lobbying; counselling. |
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| National HIV/AIDS Convention of South Africa (NACOSA) |
| Contact person: |
Dawn Betteridge |
Tel: |
+27 21 423 3277 |
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| Positive Women's Network |
| Contact person: |
Sechaba Mathinya |
Tel: |
+27 12 343 0953 |
| Location: |
Suite 159, Postnet X21, Sunnyside, Pretoria 0132, South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 12 341 9789 |
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| South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (SABCOHA) |
| Contact person: |
Brad Mears |
Tel: |
+27 11 880 4821 |
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Fax: |
+27 11 880 6084 |
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Web: |
www.redribbon.co.za |
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| Treatment Action Campaign |
| Contact person: |
Zachie Achmat/ Sipho Mthati |
Tel: |
+27 21 788 3507 |
| Location: |
P.O. Box 74
Nonkqubela, 7793
Cape Town |
Fax: |
+27 21 788 3726 |
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www.tac.org.za |
| What we do: |
Treatment information; campaigns for treatment access; networking; Advocacy/lobbying. |
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| Vukani AIDS and Youth Development Project |
| Contact person: |
Mododa Mabuto |
Tel: |
+27 21 694 3603 |
| Location: |
Box 54 Lancia 7455
Cape Town 8000, South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 21 694 2775 |
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Information; education; prevention; advocacy; lobbying; counselling. |
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| UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator |
| Contact person: |
Mbulawa Mugabe |
Tel: |
+27 12 354 8490 |
| Location: |
UNAIDS Country Office – South Africa
5th Floor Metropark Building
351 Schoeman Street
P.O. Box 6541
Pretoria 0001, South Africa |
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+27 12 354 8491 |
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www.unaids.org.za |
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| UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair |
| Contact person: |
Mr E. Kenneth Andoh , ILO Director |
Tel: |
+27 12 531 8800 |
| Location: |
347 Hilda Street (Corner Hilda and Arcadia Street)
P.O. Box 11694
Hatfield 0028
Pretoria , South Africa |
Fax: |
+27 12 431 8859 |
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| What we do: |
Supports an expanded response and policy advice on preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS. |
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| Sources: |
- The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- The World Bank
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Country Profiles
- United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2005. “World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision.” New York.
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) |
Treatment Map
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| Adult HIV Prevalence Rate (%): |
18.8% |
| No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS: |
5.5 million |
| No. Of HIV Testing & Counseling Sites (Sept. 2006): |
4,172 |
| No. Of People in need of ART (Oct. 2006): |
Total: 983,000
Children: 21,550
Additionally, as of Oct. 2006, 24,700 people were on the waiting list for ARVs |
| No. Of People On ART (End Oct. 2006): |
213,828 |
| No. Of Sites Reportedly Distributing ART (Nov. 2006): |
273 |
| No. Of People on ART Public Sector (End Oct. 2006): |
213,828 |
| No. Of People on ART Private Sector (Nov. 2006): |
approx. 100,000 |
| No. Of People on ART in Non-Governmental Programmes: |
n/a |
| No. Of People Expected to be on ART (2006 End): |
246,828 |
| Front Line Drug Regimen (Oct. 2006): |
Nevirapine, zidovudine, lamivudine, Efavirenz, stavudine, didanosine, Lopinovir, Rotanovir, Abacavir. |
| *PMTCT Regimen (Oct. 2006): |
Nevirapine and zidovudine |
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| HIV/AIDS Fund Disbursements: |
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| Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund as of Sept. 2006: |
US$59,492,173 (South Africa also receives additional funding from the Global Fund in the form of an allocation for a cross-border area comprising parts of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland.) |
| Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP) as of Sept. 2006: |
nil |
| Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR During 2005 Fiscal Year: |
US$148,187,427 |
| Sources: |
South African Government |
Indicators
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| Demographics (United Nations Population Fund): |
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| Population: |
47,432,000 |
| Population aged 15-59: |
28,754,000 |
| Urban population: |
27,449,000 |
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| Under 5 mortality per 1000 births: |
74 |
| Male life expectancy: |
47 years |
| Female life expectancy: |
49 years |
| Combined average life expectancy: |
48 years |
| Combined average life expectancy 1975-1980: |
55.5 years |
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| Education (UNESCO, 2004): |
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| Males with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths: |
85 percent |
| Females with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths: |
92 percent |
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| Literacy rates (UNESCO, 2004): |
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| Percentage of literate males aged 15 or older: |
86.7 percent |
| Percentage of literate females aged 15 or older: |
85.3 percent |
| Combined literacy rate for aged 15 or older: |
86 percent |
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