Capacity building in support of the comprehensive care, management
and treatment plan of HIV & AIDS, including the provision of
antiretroviral therapy, for the SA Military
Service provider: University of Pretoria. Partner: National
Department of Defence
This project provided training for multi-disciplinary teams
that are responsible for delivering comprehensive care and
treatment programmes for the DoD.
Summary [PDF 24 KB]
Development of OVC Policy.
Service provider: Heath and Development Africa. Partner: Limpopo
Department of Health and Social Development
This project developed a provincial policy to guide the
development and implementation of programmes, projects and services
to address the needs of children affected by HIV and AIDS (OVC).
Summary [PDF 30KB]
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Evaluation of services rendered at drop-in centres and children’s
home in Limpopo
Service Provider: Akena Research. Partner Limpopo Department
of Health and Social Development
This survey of 21 drop-in centres and children’s homes in one
district of Limpopo was designed to inform the development of
minimum service standards to ensure that children are cared for and
protected, and that their rights are respected.
Summary [PDF 30KB]
Development and implementation of OVC care and support in 100
primary schools in four districts in the Eastern Cape.
Service provider: Health and Development Africa. Partner:
Eastern Cape Department of Education
This project created a safety net for children affected by HIV
and AIDS, using school-based structures, and is being used as a
basis to scale up such services across the province.
Summary [PDF 52KB]
Best practice [PDF125KB]
Rapid appraisal for community-based drug-resistant TB care
Service Provider: Mott MacDonald. Partner: National
Department of Health
A rapid appraisal of care for patients with drug-resistant TB
was conducted in two provinces, to guide the development of a
comprehensive budget for hospital upgrade, staffing and continuum
of care for drug-resistant TB patients.
Building the foundations for providing a national palliative
care service
Service Provider: Wits Palliative Care Unit. Partner:
Gauteng Department of Health
This project strengthened service delivery for palliative care
by establishing a centre of excellence for palliative care, a pilot
service in a rural site and producing evidence-based clinical
palliative guidelines for policy discussion.
Summary [PDF 29KB]
Best practice [93.9KB]
Presentation: dissemination
workshop [PDF 2MB]
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Thematic brief: Orphans and
vulnerable children
