The Social Behavior Change Campaign
We all agree with the saying "Youth, hope of tomorrow" but we don't have a deep look on what they are facing on a daily basis and we don't provide most of the time, or possible solutions to them.
In our country, adolescents in general and female adolescents particularly endure a lot: from teen pregnancy to substances-abuse to frequent rape etc.. But one of the main scourge, we have to point fingers at is HIV.
Among the young population between the age of 10-19 years-old, there are 320'000 new infected with HIV: a number that gives a parent a chill effect.
Getty Machimane from the Department of Health, joined us on the phone to help the community to find some possible solutions to tackle this terrible phenomenon.
The Department of Health has the mission of improving health status through the prevention of illnesses and the promotion of healthy lifestyles and to consistently improve the healthcare delivery system by focusing on access, equity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.
Education is very crucial when it comes to the fight of HIV or any sex related sicknesses and it should always start with the family/parents at home. You as a parent, not only you lead by example, but you educate your child, there are consequences when you are sexually active. Later on, education will continue at schools...said Machimane.
The Social Behavior Change Campaign was launched by the Department of Health to educate young female adolescent of the risks they would encounter when having sex and to inform them of the existence of Pre Exposure Proxalatif when you had unprotected sex.
The Campaign wants to empower girls by keeping them in schools first and later on to help them find employment.
For more information contact:
Web:
www.bwife.com
www.health.co.za
www.myprep.co.za
By: Panphil Tshisumpa
In our country, adolescents in general and female adolescents particularly endure a lot: from teen pregnancy to substances-abuse to frequent rape etc.. But one of the main scourge, we have to point fingers at is HIV.
Among the young population between the age of 10-19 years-old, there are 320'000 new infected with HIV: a number that gives a parent a chill effect.
Getty Machimane from the Department of Health, joined us on the phone to help the community to find some possible solutions to tackle this terrible phenomenon.
The Department of Health has the mission of improving health status through the prevention of illnesses and the promotion of healthy lifestyles and to consistently improve the healthcare delivery system by focusing on access, equity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.
Education is very crucial when it comes to the fight of HIV or any sex related sicknesses and it should always start with the family/parents at home. You as a parent, not only you lead by example, but you educate your child, there are consequences when you are sexually active. Later on, education will continue at schools...said Machimane.
The Social Behavior Change Campaign was launched by the Department of Health to educate young female adolescent of the risks they would encounter when having sex and to inform them of the existence of Pre Exposure Proxalatif when you had unprotected sex.
The Campaign wants to empower girls by keeping them in schools first and later on to help them find employment.
For more information contact:
Web:
www.bwife.com
www.health.co.za
www.myprep.co.za
By: Panphil Tshisumpa
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