Health

(a)  How many positive cases have there been in (i) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19, (iii) 2019/20, (iv) 2020/21 and (v) 2021/22, (b) how many clients are making use of antiretroviral treatment (ART), (c) how many clients have confirmed viral suppression every year, (d) how many condoms have been collected at local clinics every year and (e) what (i) campaigns and (ii) initiatives are confirmed for this year in order to improve awareness in this regard?

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RESPONSE

		Apr 2017 to Mar 2018	Apr 2018 to Mar 2019	Apr 2019 to Mar 2020	Apr 2020 to Mar 2021	Apr 2021 to Jan 2022
a	HIV test positive	47397	49132	41833	25387	23301
b	Started on ART	45491	41354	39196	27032	24230
c	HIV viral loads	92.2	92.5	91.8	91.6	91.8

 

	March 2018	March 2019	March 2020	March 2021	January 2022
Remaining on ART	3571	3592	3184	2454	2454

 

d)

 

Period	Female condoms distributed	Male condoms distributed	Total Condoms Distributed
Apr 2017 to Mar 2018	2622700	114396200	117018900
Apr 2018 to Mar 2019	1897400	103322800	105220200
Apr 2019 to Mar 2020	1480900	82055960	83536860
Apr 2020 to Mar 2021	1070400	53632226	54702626
Apr 2021 to Jan 2022	1064230	64091022	65155252

 

e) (i) and (ii)

1.  For STI’s
   1. STI/Condom week commemorated in February with the MEC at UWC to promote services provided, linking to HIV prevention
   2. Substructures, districts and Health promoters held various activations to promote healthy sexual and reproductive health choices. This including promoting condom use
   3. Messaging will be amplified during Youth Month targeted at youth
2. For HIV/AIDS
   1. Linkages to STI/Condom month made and best practices gleaned
   2. Key message has been distributed to Health Promoters providing insight to purpose, planning, objectives and outcomes aligning to the National and provincial approach
   3. HIV testing and VMMC planned to be included in the Men’s health initiative in November leading up to the 16 Days of activism for no violence where the department follows 365 days of no violence approach
   4. World Aids day is commemorated on 1 December and the proposed plan is to mobilize health promoters, community health workers and strengthen partnerships to maximize impact on testing, and treatment. Furthermore, to raise awareness on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Emphasizing the need to test, to vaccinate and to adhere to treatment following a collective approach with communities in response to HIV, TB and COVID-19 to further reduce stigma and discrimination
   5. Commemoration and activation of the 16 days of activism for no violence linking to the wellness and safety as key priorities to the provincial strategy plan and WC recovery plan