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Tshwane Mayoral AIDS Council Print E-mail

 

The Tshwane Mayoral AIDS Council (TMAC) was launched in August 2009 to mobilise resources from all sectors to address the challenges of HIV in the City.

 

Purpose of TMAC

The council provides strategic vision to the HIV/AIDS response in the City of Tshwane and develop solutions that can be implemented within the council itself or through other partners.  The council invites all sectors of society to participate in an effective response to the AIDS epidemic. 

Background

The TMAC held its first formal quarterly meeting on 4 August 2009. Projects initiated in TMAC meeting on 3 November 2009 included:

  • Hide and Seek, Find and Treat: Early diagnosis and access to care for HIV-infected children in the City of Tshwane
  • HIV in the workplace: Initiation of collaboration between mobile VCT testing in the city and the unions
  • Traditional Healers: Training of traditional healers in HAST and the development of a referral system

The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) fulfills the role of the secretariat. The FPD was established in October 1997 and commenced its first course in 1998.  Read more about the FPD·

Composition of TMAC

The council members include individuals that contribute either intellectually, through resource mobilisation, or are representative of key communitiy stakeholders that contribute effectively to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the City of Tshwane. Members will include: 

Intellectual Contributors: Individuals with academic qualifications that have contributed to knowledge-building through either formal research or professional and technical application of knowledge.  These members should come from the following sectors:

  • Social Science
  • Medical Science
  • Health Science

Resource Mobilisation: Individuals that can identify resources that will enhance the strategy of the council.  Resources may be human, monetary, supplies, sector related or management and organisational capacity.  These members should come from the following sectors:

  • Business
  • Media
  • Entertainment/Artistic
  • Non Governmental Organisations

Community Representation: Individuals from communities on which HIV/AIDS has a severe and direct impact. This group includes community leaders with strong advocacy skills that can mobilize human resources from within their specific population. Affected communities comprise youth and religious groups and educational and should come from the following sectors:

  • Youth
  • Women who are positive
  • Men who are positive
  • Religious leaders
  • Unions
  • Education
 

Members of TMAC

Membership is voluntary and no member will receive any form of remuneration, allowance or reimbursements. A  Chairperson and a Co-chairperson were elected through a majority vote of the members.  The role and responsibility of the Chairperson, Co-chairperson and the members are in accordance with good governance principles.  

Council Members


 
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Chairperson 
Dr Gwen Ramokgopa
Executive Mayor of Tshwane
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Co-chairperson 
Dr Gustaaf Wolvaardt
Foundation for Professional Development
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Intellectual Contributions - Tertiary Institutions·

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Social Science
Ms Mary Crewe
Centre for the Study of AIDS, UP

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Medical Science
Dr Ute Feucht
Paediatrics:Kalafong Hospital
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Health Science
Prof. John Matjila
 Community Health: School of Health Systems and Public Health, UP

Mogiyana Mzileni

Medical Science
Prof. Mogiyana Mzileni
Treatment – Adult HIV/TB: MEDUNSA
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Social Science
Mr Leon Roets
Behavioural Studies: UNISA
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 Prof Vilakazi
Social Science
Prof.Herbert W Vilakazi
Retired

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Social Science
Prof. Carel J van Aardt
Bureau of Market Research, UNISA
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Media
Vacant

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NGO/CBO
Mrs Margaret Nong
Institute for Primary Health
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 Fanie du Plessis 
 Business
Mr Fanie du Plessis
Capital City Business Chamber
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Artists
Mr Ismail Carr
The South African State Theatre
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Community Representation·

Religion
Mrs Naomi Boshoff
Transforming Tshwane
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Positive Women
Mrs Elizabeth Gordon Dudu
Cross-over Project

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PLWHA living positively
Mrs Seabelo Kgarosi-Atemlefac
Tshwane University of Technology
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Unions
Mrs Vivian Kgobe
SADTU

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Youth
Mr Peter  Mabitsela
Setso Sa Borena Production

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 Education
Mr Joe Mokhosi
Gauteng Department of Education
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Women
Mrs Lydia Monareng
Nursing Department: UNISA
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Activist
Mr Pleasure Ndlovu
TAC: Tshwane Organiser
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People with Disabilities
Mr Oupa Maphoto
Competition Commission
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Documents and Presentations

State of HIV/AIDS in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Media

Input Papers and Bulletins

Projects

Useful Links

Contact Us

Tshwane Mayoral AIDS Council (TMAC)
 Mrs. B White
 Postal Address:
PO Box 75324
 Lynnwood Ridge 0040
Struland Office Park
The Willows
Pretoria 
Physical Address:
East Block, 173 Mary Street
The Willows 
0184
South Africa
Tel +27-12-816 9000
Fax   086 567 1009
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Infections Diseases Unit Print E-mail

The Infectious Diseases Unit’s (IDU) activities between October 2007 and September 2008 included the National HIV Health Care Worker Hotline Call Centre; the International Centre for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA) Mentorship Programme; and the Advanced HIV Training Programme (Fast Track).

Microbial threats continue to emerge and re-emerge.

 Every eight months a new disease unknown to the world is diagnosed somewhere in the world.  In other cases, microbes are previously known pathogens that are infecting new or larger population groups, spreading into new geographic areas, or becoming resistant to drugs. 

 The FPD established its IDU, under Professor Anton Stoltz in 2004, in anticipation of the challenges associated with infectious threats in South Africa. The unit is a public-private-partnership with the University of Pretoria, AMPATH and the Foundation for Professional Development. AMPATH, as the pathology partner, complements and strengthens the unit by bringing a financial component, a national network of laboratories, and microbiological experts. 

The University of Pretoria registered the IDU as a new unit to comprise internal medicine, paediatrics, virology and microbiology.  The IDU is also registered with the HPCSA.

Read more about the Infections Diseases Unit 

Enquiries
Dr Hans-Friedman (Fritz) Kinkel
Tel: +27 (0) 12 816 9000 / 0861 98 8898
Fax: 086 567 0227
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that'sit Programme Print E-mail

that’sit Programme (Tuberculosis, HIV, Aids, Treatment Support and Integrated Therapy) 

This project, in collaboration with the MRC, aims to expand the delivery of ART to TB patients in South Africa and promote TB screening in HIV-positive patients, using lessons learnt from the best practice models developed by other MRC partners. 

TB, although curable, is one of the most common causes of HIV-related morbidity and mortality in South Africa and in other African countries. Owing to a lack of awareness and education patients often present very late for help at healthcare facilities. What is more, the diagnosis of TB in association with HIV infection is not always straightforward. The project aims, therefore, to intensify TB screening in all HIV-positive patients.

South Africa has TB incidence rates ranging from 400 to 1500/100,000 compared to the USA, which has incidence rates of <16/100,000. In view of international interest following the Tugela Ferry outbreak of XDR TB in 2006 in KwaZulu-Natal this programme is well placed and focuses on TB patients as an entry point to access ART. At the same time the programme targets HIV-infected patients to heighten the awareness of TB signs and symptoms so that they can present in time to the relevant health authorities for TB diagnosis, treatment, and clinical interventions.

Read more about that'sit

Visit the that'sit website

 
Enquiries
Dr Margot Uys
Tel: +27 (0) 11 326 3030 /  +27 (0) 82 905 1005
Fax: +27 (0) 11 326 3232
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The Compass Project Print E-mail

Information regarding HIV prevalence, distribution and HIV service delivery for municipal areas is scarce. The Compass Project has been initiated on the basis of the philosophy that an effective response to the HIV epidemic requires a coordinated mobilisation of all resources within a specific community.

To better address the HIV/AIDS response within municipal communities, it is integral to have a coordinated approach that includes accurate mapping of all service providers, annual epidemiological quantification of the HIV service-delivery need, and accurate HIV service-provision information.

This information is critical for a better understanding of the actual service need and enables a service gap analysis. Using this information, organisations, service providers, government and the private sector can plan and strategise effectively to address HIV/AIDS issues within their respective communities.

The Compass Project is funded through the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The primary goals of this project are to ascertain:

 

  •  The epidemiological situation of HIV/AIDS in municipalities and communities at this time
  • The HIV service needs of the HIV/AIDS community
  • The current level of community HIV services being provided by any service provider active in the community

 

  The key elements of the project are:

 

  • Creation of an HIV/AIDS Mapping and Research Centre, in partnership with the University of Pretoria, School of Health Systems and Public Health, to achieve accurate epidemiological data and gap analyses for communities.
  • Information and resource provision/collaboration to streamline and prevent duplication of information for HIV/AIDS service providers.

 

An organisational development programme to implement organisational needs assessments, benchmarking and skills building for community-based organisations providing HIV services.

 

Click HERE to find your local HCT Testing Station

 

 Read more about the Compass Project

Enquiries
Ms Janine Mitchell
Tel no: +27 (0) 12 816 6300 / 0861 98 88 98
Fax no: 086 567 0306
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Research Reports Print E-mail

Research Focus Area

FPD as a registered institution of higher education is expected to contribute to the generation of new knowledge through research and academic activities. During 2010 FPD staff were involved in various research and academic activities.


Conference participation:

 

FPD at Vienna…

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Type

Venue

Presenting Author

Replacement

Funding the Fund – Resource Mobilisation Strategy for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Saturday 17 July

10h00 – 14h00

Satellite

TBA

Shaun Mellors

 

Transition: From random telephonic survey to routine telephonic follow up of newly diagnosed HIV patients who utilize mobile counseling and testing units in South Africa

Monday 19 July

13h00 – 14h00

Oral Poster

Mini Room 2

Hanlie van der Merwe

Hanlie van der Merwe

Improving employee timekeeping through biometric scanners and the impact that it will have on staff

Monday 19 July

12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Dalene Blom

Veena Pillay

Call centre tracing outcomes for HIV and ART patients who missed their appointment and were lost to follow up at twenty public sector ART clinics, South Africa.

Monday 19 July

12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Suzanne Johnson

Fritz Kinkel

Assessing Patient Schedule and Policy Guidance at FPD Supported ART-sites in South Africa

Monday 19 July

12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Watson Milambo

Shaun Mellors

"Assessing service quality in public ARV clinics in South Africa through client-based evaluation"

Tuesday 20 July

12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Fritz Kinkel

Fritz Kinkel

The Support Jigsaw Puzzle - Linking and Planning the Needs of PLHIV of 24 Support Groups across 4 Provinces in the Rainbow Nation.

Wednesday 21 July 12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Simangele Ncube

Shaun Mellors

"Investigation of the method of "mixed pill counts" as a tool to detect deliberate masking of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): A pilot study"

Thursday 22 July

12h30 – 14h30

Poster Presentation

Poster Exhibition Area

Suzanne Johnson

Hanlie van der Merwe

 

 

 

 

 

 

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