How Community Support Helped Raquel Take Control of Her HIV Treatment

Country & district/site: Mozambique Organisation: MATRAM Main AHD area: ART Adherence, Adolescent HIV What Was the Problem? Raquel, a 12-year-old girl living with HIV, had acquired HIV at birth and was struggling to adhere to treatment. Her mother worked long hours and was rarely at home, leaving much of Raquel’s care to a neighbour who […]

When the Activists Came Knocking

Country & district/site: Mozambique – Tsalala, Matola CityOrganisation: MATRAMMain AHD area: Paediatric AHD, Referral & Linkage, ART Adherence What Was the Problem? In the Tsalala neighbourhood of Matola City, a young mother was struggling to care for three children on her own after separating from their father. Her youngest child, six-month-old Gerson, had been born […]

Beyond the Clinic Walls – When Survival Comes Before Health

Country & Site South Africa – Khuma, Stilfontein Organisation Lefika La Ka Main AHD Area Referral & Linkage, CLM/Advocacy What Was the Problem? As part of community tracing activities, the Lefika La Ka team was working to locate individuals who had interrupted HIV treatment and were no longer attending health facilities for medication collection. The […]

When HIV Meets Poverty, Disability and Family Breakdown

Country & Site South Africa – Khuma, Stilfontein Organisation Lefika La Ka Main AHD Area Paediatric AHD, ART Adherence, CLM/Advocacy What Was the Problem? During a household tracing visit, the community team arrived at the address recorded by the health facility only to discover that the child they were searching for no longer lived there. […]

The Child Who Slipped Through the Gaps

Country & Site South Africa – Khuma, Stilfontein Organisation Lefika La Ka Main AHD Area Paediatric AHD, Referral & Linkage, ART Adherence What Was the Problem? As part of household visits to children living with HIV who were experiencing poor viral suppression, the community team set out to visit three households identified by the health […]

How Community Dialogue Helped Tuli Return to HIV Care in South Africa

Create a sidebox for the summary details:   Country: South Africa   Organisation involved: Lefika La Ka   Target population: Children living with HIV  Strategy: peer-to-peer education, household contact tracing and home vists  Partner: Lefika La Ka with support from Aurum Institute and PATA  Introduction  For many children living with HIV, the challenges they face extend far beyond the clinic. Poverty, unstable housing, and family stress can make it difficult to stay on […]