The Gauteng Provincial World AIDS Day event will be held at Johannesburg City Hall in Johannesburg today. The event is part of the P.A.S.O.P media campaign that was launched by Gauteng Department of Health and the key message is:
- P for Prevention new infections
- A for Avoiding re-infection
- S for Stopping the spread of HIV, AIDS and TB
- O for Overcoming stigma and discrimination
- P for Protecting yourself.
The City of Johannesburg will also host an employee’s engagement to commemorate the World AIDS Day on Friday, 05 December 2015 where all the City’s employees will be invited to a dialogue session to be facilitated by Dr Tiny Mhinga at Metro Centre in Braamfontein.
“The education campaign highlights the importance of testing for HIV by everybody as part of a healthy lifestyle and increase the level of HIV and AIDS awareness and understanding in the community. It also focuses on social issues fuelling the HIV epidemic: poverty, gender imbalances, substance abuse, and sexual abuse. HIV testing and counselling, screening for TB, Hypertension, Diabetes, Cancer screening as well as Male Medical Circumcision services will be offered at all the events,” emphasises Nonceba Molwele, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development in Johannesburg.
The City of Johannesburg urges all the community members to participate in the campaign by supporting and allowing identifiable volunteers into their homes.
All sectors (Non-Governmental Organisation, Faith Based Organisation & Community Based Organisation) are also urged to intensify the dissemination of information during the campaign week promoting care and support for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
