Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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adults with AIDS;
for HIV+ children and
adults and those on
treatment.
The nutritional support
components and feeding
options support were
covered in previous
sections of this table
(see ‘Infant and
Young Child Feeding
Programme’).
The remaining
components will be
dealt with in detail in
the remainder of this
table under the various
specialised programme
headings as the CCMT
is integrated within all
healthcare programmes.
HIV
counselling
and testing
(HCT)
programme xx
and
The national
adolescentfriendly
clinic
initiative
The HCT programme,
as supplemented by the
new 2010 Guidelines
for the Management of
HIV in Children, aims
to provide an integrated
testing service at all levels
of the public health
service delivery system
for infants, children and
adults. It seeks to ensure
that all infants, children
and adults are tested, that
infants and children are
tested as early as possible,
that those that test HIV
negative maintain their
negative status, and that
people who test HIV+
are supported, through
appropriate treatment and
support, to live long and
healthy lives.
Targeted beneficiaries
Infants, children and
adolescents
More specifically, the
testing of the following
children is expressly
required: xxi
infants;
features suggestive
of HIV infection and
with acute illnesses;
with suspected
symptomatic HIV
infection;
with TB;
sibling has HIV
infection;
HCT can take place at
any primary, secondary
or tertiary health
facility.
HCT is provided at
both state and private
health facilities.
Regulations to the
Health Act have
been promulgated
(Gazette No. 33188)
which allow certain
persons who are
not healthcare
providers, subject to
certain conditions, to
withdraw blood from
a living person.
Key conditions are that:
receive training
at a healthcare
establishment; and
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