HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA – Legal Fundi

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Running an HIV/AIDS and TB Awareness Campaign

COMMUNITY ACTION

Problem 6: Applying for a disability grant

Problem 5: Making a complaint about being refused medical care

Problem 4: Refusing to employ an HIV-positive person

Problem 3: Dismissing a worker who is HIV-positive

Problem 2: Entry to school refused because of HIV status

Problem 1: Keeping medical information confidential

The South African National Aids Council (SANAC)

HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA

Insurance and HIV/AIDS

Other forms of relief for people with HIV/AIDS

Fast-tracking grants

Grant-in-aid for people with HIV/AIDS

Disability grants for people with HIV/AIDS

SOCIAL SUPPORT AND MEDICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

Bail and sentencing for rape accused with HIV/AIDS

The rights of accused people and HIV/AIDS

Some rights and rules about prisoners and HIV/AIDS

Prisoners’ rights and HIV/AIDS

PRISONERS AND HIV/AIDS

Children’s health rights and HIV/AIDS

Adoption, fostering and HIV/AIDS

Dealing with HIV/AIDS in schools

How does the law protect children (relating to HIV/AIDS)?

Discrimination and abuses faced by children (relating to HIV/AIDS)

What happens if you become too ill to work?

When can TB patients return to work?

Can TB patients go on leave?

How can TB be prevented in the workplace?

What can you do to protect your rights at work?

WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS

Rape and HIV infection

Termination of pregnancy (Abortion)

Commercial sex work

Customary practices and HIV/AIDS

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV

LGBTQI+ PERSONS AND HIV/AIDS

CHILDREN & YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS

Code of Good Practice on HIV/AIDS and Employment

General rules about HIV and AIDS that apply in the workplace

Laws that give employees with HIV, AIDs and/or TB rights at work

HIV/AIDS AND TB IN THE WORKPLACE

The right to health care and medical treatment

HIV testing and informed consent

Confidentiality

HEALTH AND MEDICAL RIGHTS

HIV/AIDS AND RIGHTS

How is TB treated?

What are the symptoms of TB?

Why is early diagnosis important?

How can TB be recognised?

What is drug-resistant TB?

What is the difference between TB infection and disease?

What factors affect TB transmission?

How does TB spread?

What is the association between TB and HIV?

HIV/AIDS AND TB

How do HIV and AIDS impact on individuals and society?

How do you treat HIV and AIDS?

Who is at most risk of contracting HIV?

How do you get HIV?

The different stages of HIV

WHAT ARE HIV AND AIDS?

HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA

In 2003 the South African government approved a Comprehensive National Plan on HIV/AIDS Care, Management and Treatment. A new plan is developed every four years, after the evaluation of the previous four-year plan. .

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