News | 20 Sep 2023
“When it came.. it was too good to be true, honestly. Having someone to listen to me, to all my problems. Do I really even matter? Do people even care who I am? I’m just from a village, sometimes we don’t even have electricity, we don’t have running water, so who cares who I am? And then Childline was like, “No, we’ll be here for you”. (Tsakane Onnica Maluleke, Peer Group Trainer, Childline Gauteng) When Childline reached out to Tsakane with the My Journey programme initiative, poverty and the associated effects and challenges had brought her to the edge. “I…
News | 12 Sep 2023
“People know about TB, but knowing about TB isn’t the same as having information on what to do when you have TB, especially amongst residents of informal settlements.” – Thapelo Mokone, District Coordinator, Treatment Action Campaign. Community organisations in South Africa are facing an uphill battle in their efforts to link people to TB care and improve case finding rates. Several challenges were identified and potential solutions came to light during a Community Dialogue held in Randfontein, Gauteng, part of NACOSA’s Community Systems Strengthening Programme funded by The Global Fund. The stigma associated with TB is one of the biggest challenges…
News | 6 Sep 2023
South Africa needs a drug policy that focuses on putting people first. There are an estimated 400 000 people using heroin with estimated 82 500 people who inject drug in South Africa. National HIV prevalence amongst people who inject drugs is recorded at 21.8%, with 83% Hepatitis C prevalence. NACOSA’s People Who Use Drugs programme funded by The Global Fund reached 31 257 people who inject drugs in 7 South African districts between April 2019 and March 2022, identifying a 23% HIV positivity yield. The recent Africa Policy Week brought together policymakers, advocates, and experts from across the continent to…
