Redpeg: HIV/AIDS Newsletter: December 2011

Issue 9, December 2011

Dear ,

Welcome to the ninth issue of the Redpeg HIV/AIDS Newsletter. If you would like to view past issues of our newsletter, please click here.

We'd like to wish you a peaceful Festive Season ahead and a happy New Year. In this issue we lead with the 2010 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey results, and look at the new National Strategic

on HIV, STIs and TB

Please enjoy this shorter issue, and note that Redpeg will be closed until 09 January 2011.

Sincerely,

Tim Boshoff
Redpeg

In this issue...

The 2010 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey in South Africa

South Africa's new National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB 2012-2016

Redpeg Training Schedule 2012

The 2010 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey in South Africa

Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa's Minister of Health, released the 2010 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey in South Africa on the 29th of November 2011. Although the 2010 survey shows an almost one percent (0,8%) increase in HIV prevalence (to 30,2%) among antenatal women it was considered to be statistically insignificant and could be translated as a stabilisation.

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South Africa's new National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB 2012-2016

The NSP is the strategic guide for the national response to HIV, STIs and TB for the next five years. The plan addresses the drivers of the HIV and TB epidemics and builds on the achievements of the previous NSPs to achieve its goals. Interventions that have worked well will be scaled up and the quality of service delivery will be improved, while at the same time proven new interventions will be implemented.

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Redpeg Training Schedule 2012

Redpeg has released its new training calendar for 2012! Please click on the link below:

Redpeg 2012 HIV/AIDS Training Calendar

Redpeg offers fully accredited public HIV/AIDS training programmes. Please contact Sandra Ncube at 011 476 5355 or sandra@redpeg.co.za for a quotation.