Turning the Tide: HEAIDS Programme Report 2002 – 2004

Turning the Tide describes the activities and interventions that have taken place in HEAIDS over the past three years.
It shows significant progress in the provision of prevention services, treatment, care and support and the establishment of institutional capacity to manage HIV and AIDS programmatically – across each institution.

Click here to download a PDF version of the programme report.

INTERVENTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
HIV and AIDS Audit

HEAIDS commissioned this audit to assess the range of HIV and AIDS services, activities and interventions in each of the 35 Higher Education Institutions in South Africa against the programme framework and its indicators. The audit therefore represents a baseline against that framework and its indicators.

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Your Moves - to be a player, or a life-stayer

CD Rom launched by Higher Education Aids Initiative to curb HIV infection in students and staff in tertiary institutions.

"Your Moves" - a CD-Rom that poses some of the complex life choices that face young people has been developed by Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme HEAIDS to be part of South Africa's comprehensive higher education sector strategy on HIV and AIDS.

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New Image for HEAIDS

HEAIDS has been relaunched as ‘Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme’ complete with a new image, higher profile and a re-designed website.

First launched in November 2001, the Programme involves a partnership of three higher education organisations: the South African Universities Vice-Chancellors Association (SAUVCA), the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP) and the National Department of Education (DoE). The programme provides support to all public universities, technikons and SADC partners.

These institutions comprise more than 650 000 students and thousands of members of staff.

About the HEAIDS programme

The purpose of the programme is to address HIV/AIDS in Higher Education in a holistic and integrated manner. The immediate concern is to reduce the threat of HIV/AIDS in the higher education sector, but the programme extends beyond purely prevention initiatives.

The Draft Strategic Plan will give you a clear idea of the activities presently being undertaken by the programme. Click on the links below to explore other areas of the programme.

It is built around 6 coordinated interventions:

• Effective policy, leadership, advocacy, and management.
• Effective Prevention.
• Effective care and support.
• Teaching appropriate to HIV/AIDS era.
• Appropriate research/knowledge creation.
• Community Outreach.

Long term objectives of the programme are:

• To promote safer sexual and social behaviour amongst students and staff to curb the spread of HIV
• To protect their organisations and make them responsive to the needs of students and staff who are infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic
• To build capacity to mitigate and manage the epidemic
• To develop a coordinated response to the epidemic within institutions and across the entire higher education sector
• To situate the HIV/AIDS debate – challenges and opportunities – at the centre of HE
• To situate HE institutions at the centre of constructive and successful HIV/AIDS interventions at a national level

Disclaimer The site’s resources are made available as a public resource and do not constitute endorsement by Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme or any other organisation. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate this information based on individual needs prior to use.