This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. Around 50 000 people died of HIV-related causes and around 7.8 million were living with HIV in South Africa in 2023. This is according to new estimates from Thembisa, the leading mathematical model of HIV in South Continue Reading
This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. By Catherine Tomlinson The South African government distributed 45% fewer male condoms in 2022 than it did in 2018. The total number of male condoms distributed dropped by over 300 million from 728 million in the Continue Reading
In 2018, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its Member States committed to fast-tracking and advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region by implementing the 2019-2030 SRHR Strategy. Governments and civil society organisations worked together to develop the following SRHR Scorecard to monitor and assess Continue Reading
In South Africa, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights are enshrined in section 27 of the Constitution, which states that “everyone has the right to access health care services, including reproductive health care”. Sexual Reproductive Health Rights encompass an important group of human rights and include the right to define your sexuality; Continue Reading
