
HealthZA
May 29, 2025 at 09:29 AM
#closethegap campaign objectives:
- To expand HIV testing, linkage and re-engagement services to add 1.1million HIV Positive clients on ART by December 2025.
- To ensure that 95% of HIV-negative individuals, identified through the Campaign, are offered Combination Prevention interventions.
- To improve retention and adherence to treatment through Treatment Literacy and U=U optimization, decanting stable clients and scaling up the implementation of MMD.
- To promote and foster TB/HIV integration by integrating TB screening and testing services into Campaign activities, in order to diagnose and start 18,000 clients on TB treatment by December 2025.
#closethegap campaign activities for collaboration with stakeholders: - Provide psychosocial support to reengaged PLHIV
- Support campaign efforts to find children
- Facilitate Youth activations in Institutions of Higher Education
- Engage Traditional Leaders to support the Campaign
- Identify inmates who have disengaged from treatment
- Communicate Close the Gap campaign messages to the public
- Support Close the Gap Award Ceremony
- Use Artists to promote Campaign messages
- Use sports to send messages especially to Young People
- Support campaign through Branding of public transport
- Mobilize Women, Youth and Disabled persons to access HIV and TB treatment
- Promote one home one garden for food security of TB patients and PLHIV
- Provide and promote well-ventilated houses especially for TB patients
- Provide access to Departments and Industries Occupational Health Services
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