South Africaโs National Department of Health has released updated Consolidated HIV Guidelines covering prevention, testing, linkage to care, ART initiation and optimisation, AHD, and VTP across the continuum of care. Read more: sahivsoc.org/Files/Nation...
Preventing vertical transmission remains a critical priority. Join this CME VTP Strategies to explore the latest approaches to preventing HIV transmission from mother to child and closing remaining gaps.
Registration links:
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A powerful reminder of a time shaped by fear and loss, but also by activism, resilience, and human rights leadership.
We honour those who drove progress in the HIV and TB response, and remain committed to protecting these gains and closing the gaps that remain.
Join our next CME webinar on common skin manifestations in adults with HIV, featuring case-based scenarios
Register now:
LIVE: Thu 12 Feb 2026 | 17:30โ19:00 SAST tinyurl.com/4chba8v6
PRE-REC: Tue 17 Feb 2026 | 13:00โ14:30 SAST tinyurl.com/3z3eb4z2
#HIV #Dermatology
We are excited to announce the 3rd SAHCS Long-Acting Treatment and Prevention Conference taking place at the Maslow Hotel, Sandton. Save the date. Registration opening soon.https://sahivsoc.org/Subheader/Index/conference---the-future-of-arvs-in-africa
#LongActingHIV #ChangingLives
Advance your clinical expertise in HIV care. The SAHCS Advanced Clinical HIV Management Course for Doctors is a self-paced, online programme designed by leading HIV experts.
Register here: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVMedicine #ClinicalExcellence #Doctors #HIVCare #ChangingLives
High TPT uptake and completion were seen among #PLHIV starting ART in #Malawi. However, children lag behind, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve paediatric TPT uptake - sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hi...
EDs are key entry points for both occupational and non-occupational HIV prevention. While PEP is well established, PrEP remains underutilised. This study highlights clinician insights essential to strengthening ED-based HIV prevention. Read more: sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hi...
Exciting news! Our latest edition of the HIV Nursing Matters publication is available. View here: www.sahivsoc.org/Files/HIV%20...
#hivnursingmatters #HIVCare #NursingLeadership #healthcareworkers
Excellent piece by Catherine Tomlinson. @sahivsoc.bsky.social @unaids.org
In South Africa, where lenacapavir introduction is anticipated in early 2026, the Wits RHI study will provide the Department of Health with the evidence they need to adapt quickly and in real time as they integrate lenacapavir into existing HIV prevention programs
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As we mark #WorldAIDSDay2025, we honour the resilience of our HIV HC community through a year of uncertainty. To reach 2030 goals, we must protect the gains in ART, paediatric prophylaxis, prevention innovation and TB control - and match scientific progress with political will, resources and equity.
Are you a doctor looking to deepen your HIV clinical expertise?
This course is designed to strengthen your skills and also supports clinicians working toward the Diploma in HIV Management. Learn more: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVCare #HIVMedicine
SAHCS applauds the SAPC for successfully defending #PIMART โ a complementary strategy to expand HIV care, reach underserved communities, and strengthen South Africaโs HIV response on the path to ending HIV as a public-health concern by 2030 - www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAS...
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ #๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น Read the Judgement:https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2025/148.pdf
SAHCS invites you to our next continuing medical education webinar on โPaediatric Tuberculosisโ. Register here bit.ly/4gWzhADfor this Thursday, 9 October, and here bit.ly/3Kzh7J4 for next Tuesday, 14 October (Re-Run)
Please join the CPD-Accredited Webinar!
Title: Advancing HIV Care Outcomes for Private Health Clients
Theme: From Data to Impact
Date: 22 September 2025
18:00 โ 19:30 Register here: bit.ly/4giZhFX
#sahcs2025 - Donโt miss the opportunity to attend the SAHCS Conference this year. Register today
Visit: sahcsconference.co.za #hivcure #HIVResearch #HealthcareProfessionals #changinglives
๐ฃ Published in The Lancet HIV today: a call for investment in HIV cure research, by an international coalition of researchers, donors and people with #HIV. "The question is no longer whether a cure is possible, but how quickly we can develop safe, accessible treatments"
Read more -> bit.ly/4mcBpFR
This package of care was developed to address the diagnostic work-up and management strategies for PWH who require hospital admission with a possible new diagnosis of #TB - sahivsoc.org/Files/Packag... #HIV #PublicHealth #HIVCare
Join us for our next CME webinar focusing on Cryptococcal Case-Based Discussions. Register here bit.ly/3FIJ5Ql for Thursday and here bit.ly/4569GRU for Tuesday
@neleshg.bsky.social #HIVCare
Very nice reporting by @elri-voigt.bsky.social that actually gets at some of the interesting underlying dynamics
SAHCS and the SANAC invite you to a CME webinar - Register here bit.ly/4jgj7kU for Thursday, 29 May 2025, and here bit.ly/4mIRZ18
for Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Pre-recorded)
Congratulations to Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim on her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society โ
We celebrate this milestone with admiration and gratitude.
#HIVPrevention #PrEP #WomenInScience
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This is the final call for abstracts! You can submit your abstract to both the SAHCS Conference and IAS 2025 (the IAS 2025 embargo policy applies). Submit your abstract or clinical case via sahcsconference.co.za/abstracts/ #SAHCS2025 #HIVResearch
#InternationalNursesDay2025 Thank you to all the incredible nurses who form the backbone of the largest HIV programme in the world. Your dedication, compassion, and tireless work are the heartbeat of healthcare. We celebrate you today and every day! #HIVCare #Nurses #ChangingLives
How badly has the #Pepfar cut actually harmed us?
Join @sahivsoc.bsky.social & Bhekisisa for an important discussion on finding workable solutions to the funding crisis.
๐๏ธ 8 May, 17:30 (Live)
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๐๏ธ 13 May, 13:00 (pre-recorded)
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Join us this Thursday for a critical webinar on the impact of HIV funding cuts โ and the way forward. Register (live) bit.ly/4jEhgri Register (pre-recorded) bit.ly/4cZ1Mvx @bhekisisa.org @miamalan.bsky.social @linda-gailb.bsky.social @francoisventer.bsky.social
#HIVFunding #HIVCrisis
Congratulations to Prof Adrie Bekker and the team behind the PETITE-DTG studyโbringing new hope for newborn HIV care! #HIVTreatment #NeonatalCare
INACTION? While HIV projects unravel, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the GNU are nowhere to be seen. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, once praised for his HIV leadership, offers no leadership, communication, or urgency, argues Professor Francois Venter.
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