CDC, as a lead agency in the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, works every day with partner countries to accelerate their epidemic control efforts. Learn about one such effort in South Africa, where CDC is supporting Siyenza, a results-oriented initiative that’s laser-focused on scaling up proven public health interventions at the clinical level. Siyenza is rapidly identifying people living with HIV, initiating them on lifesaving treatment, and finding innovative ways to retain them on treatment to achieve suppression of the virus.
Siyenza: How We’re Doing It
Read more about how CDC is working with partners in South Africa to accelerate HIV epidemic control through innovative public health interventions focused on patient-centered care.
The Man Bringing Men into Care
Ask anyone who works at a public health facility in South Africa about convincing men who don’t feel sick to come and test for HIV, and they will probably tell you that it’s no easy feat.
Hitting the Right Target, House by House
In early 2019, the Redhill Clinic, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province, was lagging behind in reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals.
Improved Filing Reduces Patient Wait Time
Enhancing patient-centered care doesn’t always require technological innovations like SMS messaging systems or web-based applications.
Guiding Patients Through a Difficult Process
When Thenjiwe Koboka started recruiting acute patients to test for HIV at Palm Ridge Clinic in Gauteng, South Africa, she had no idea that her initiative would solve a long-standing problem.
Making Access to Treatment Quick and Easy
If South Africa is to gain control of its HIV epidemic, those living with as-yet undiagnosed HIV must not only be tested and know their status, they must also be initiated and retained on treatment.
Improving client retention through SMS reminders
For patients who have missed appointments and possibly interrupted treatment, a friendly SMS reminder to come to the clinic—and the promise of being fast-tracked to the pharmacy—goes a long way.
Additional Resources
To learn more about CDC’s leading role in the global HIV/TB response, please view the additional resources below.