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The 2013 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV Prevalence Survey South Africa

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. The goal of the national antenatal sentinel HIV prevalence survey is to produce robust scientific evidence at national, provincial and district level in order to: Determine the HIV sero-prevalence among first time antenatal clinic attendees, seen as a particularly suitable “sentinel” group to represent most closely the HIV prevalence of the general adult sexually active part of the population and to provide baseline empirical data for national, provincial and district level estimates and extrapolation of HIV infections for future projections of the epidemic.

Summary evaluation of nutritional interventions for children from conception to age 5 2014

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A diagnostic and implementation evaluation of government nutrition programmes was undertaken as part of the National Evaluation Plan for 2012/2013. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the implementation of 18 nutrition interventions being delivered by the Departments of Health (DoH), Social Development (DSD), and Agriculture (DAFF or DOA) and to determine the enabling and inhibiting factors for implementation.

Summary booklet on stigma index survey 2015

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Conducted among about 10,500 people living with HIV in support groups across the country, the survey found that one-third of people living with HIV experienced stigma from their communities. An equal proportion of survey participants also reported experiencing tuberculosis-related stigma, according to the study commissioned by the South African National AIDS Council. Levels of internalised stigma, or a sense of shame and inferiority, were also high with more than 40 percent of participants reporting such feelings and the report adds that 11 percent of the study populations also reported though

Successfully Transitioning the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Online Training Hub

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This case study will document the successful transition of South Africa’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Online Training Hub (OTH) from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded programme to a National Department of Health (NDoH) platform. Under AIDSFree, 1,935 participants registered for the OTH training between July 2018 and March 2020. In that period, 892 participants completed the training, achieving a 46% completion rate.

South African health monitoring survey an integrated biological and behavioral survey among female sex workers South Africa 2013-2014

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The SAHMS-FSW survey represents the first attempt to conduct behavioural and HIV disease surveillance with the female sex worker populations in South Africa's largest metropolitan areas of Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban, and provide data on the epidemiology of HIV, behavioural risk factors, and targeted prevention and treatment programme coverage and uptake in this critical key affected population in nearly a decade.

Saving mothers 2011-2013

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The sixth edition of the report on maternal deaths includes 4,452 maternal deaths logged into the national database for the period between 2011 and 2014. The report notes a decrease in maternal deaths due mainly to a decrease in deaths due to non-pregnancy related infections such as HIV and tuberculosis. While these kinds of infections still rank among the top five causes of maternal deaths, the percentage of deaths attributed to infections like HIV has fallen by about 25 percent in the last eight years.

Report Review on Antimicrobial Resistance 2016

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Following 19 months of consultation and eight interim papers, each focusing on a specific aspect of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), this report sets out the Review on AntimicrobialResistance's final recommendations to tackle AMR in a global way, as commissioned by our sponsors, the UK Government and the Wellcome Trust.
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Switching Stable 1st and 2nd Line ART Clients to DTG Containing Regimen

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