PHASA Civil Society HAST SIG

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

📢 The data speaks for itself! We need to #EndGBV
A child is raped every 3 mins in South Africa~taken from @womenforchange5 social media.
#LetOurActionsCount
@HastSig @HSphasa @ClimatePHASA @SHA_ZAR
@TChivese
@natisha_dukhi @Tham_Naidu @ChoonaraShakira @andilethereader @TekanoSA

[HACCSA - Health Advocacy & Clinical Compliance SA @HaccsaS]

📢 @HaccsaS was able to procure @PalesaPads through generous funding from @atlantic_inst. These reusable sanitary towels, if cared for properly will last each girl 5 years.

#LetOurActionsCount
#EndMenstrualPoverty

@AspenNewVoices @HastSig @PublicHealthSA @CivilSociety_SA

[HACCSA - Health Advocacy & Clinical Compliance SA @HaccsaS]

#TekanoReaBua - don't miss this session!
#ErasureIsViolence #WeWontBeErased #16days_SA

@AspenNewVoices @HastSig @PublicHealthSA @CivilSociety_SA @CCFront @TekanoSA

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - 7% increase in reported rape cases noted from July - Sept 2021. The bulk of reported cases were among women.

#EndGBV #EnoughIsEnough
#Nooneleftbehind

@HSphasa @HastSig @Tham_Naidu @TChivese @SHA_ZAR @ChoonaraShakira @natisha_dukhi @rene_sparks

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - 29 seconds... That's right every 29 seconds a woman is raped in South Africa. #EnoughIsEnough #EndGBV
Thanks for the data share @womenforchange5.

#LetOurActionsCount

@SHA_ZAR @HastSig @HSphasa @Tham_Naidu @natisha_dukhi @TChivese @rene_sparks @TekanoSA

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

📢 #16DaysofActivism2021 As much as 95% of sexual violence go unreported. We need to create enabling environments for reporting but more critically #EndGBV.
#EnoughIsEnough
@SHA_ZAR @natisha_dukhi @Tham_Naidu @ChoonaraShakira @TChivese @rene_sparks @ClimatePHASA @HastSig @HSphasa

[Climate, Energy and Health_PHASA @ClimatePHASA]

In case you have not read the #ClimateChangeBill of #SouthAfrica - click on this link: https://t.co/0vYUZBP001
#JustTransition #LowCarbonEconomy #ClimateJustice @ClimateWeekSA @CJCharterSA @EnvMonGroup @CentreEnvRights @Tuniciap @sheree_bega @HastSig @elisetempelhoff @HealtheNews

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Violence against women takes multiple forms, including:
🔸Intimate partner violence
🔸Sexual violence
🔸Psychological violence
🔸Female genital mutilation
🔸Forced & early marriage
🔸Femicide
🔸Trafficking

#ENDviolence against women & girls!

👉https://t.co/xbopfRqzJP

#16Days

[René Sparks #HealthEquityAdvocate @rene_sparks]

Great session which promoted #inclusivity at grassroots level. #SRHRFestival @AspenNewVoices

#SexWorkIsWork #ErasureIsViolence #16days

Led by the awesome @drtlaleng
@TekanoSA
@PublicHealthSA
@HastSig
@HaccsaS
Thank you to @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL for hard copies of the sex work plan

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - it is hard to comprehend that women & children live in fear, fear of being next, fear of being violated, fear of being killed... Freedom is restricted by this fear. #LetOurActionsCount #EndGBV #EndFemicide #EnoughIsEnough

@HastSig @HSphasa

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisability - Today is a day for all! Let's practice #inclusivity everyday but celebrate our diversity today. #endstigma and strive to break down barriers people with disabilities face.

@HastSig @HSphasa @EpilepsySA @SHONAQUIP @CsfSanac @TekanoSA

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - to the many courageous survivors of violence who bravely speak up. #WeBelieve.

#EndGBV #EndFemicide #EnoughIsEnough
#Nooneleftbehind

@HSphasa @HastSig @Tham_Naidu @TChivese @SHA_ZAR @ChoonaraShakira @natisha_dukhi
@rene_sparks @tekano_sa @RapeCrisis

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - #EndViolence against women, children & people with disabilities.

#LetOurActionsCount
#EndGBV
#EnoughIsEnough
#Nooneleftbehind

@HSphasa @HastSig @Tham_Naidu @TChivese @SHA_ZAR @ChoonaraShakira

[yogan pillay @ygpillay]

#ICASA2021 UNAIDS estimates that 7.7m people with HIV will die over the next 10 years (more than 4m in SSA) if action is not taken

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - the #WomenCount report was released and these were some of the findings. 7 in 10 women think domestic violence increased during #COVID19, whilst 1 in 2 women think domestic violence is common.

#EndGBV #EnoughIsEnough
@SHA_ZAR @natisha_dukhi @Tham_Naidu

[PHASA @PublicHealthSA]

DYK: Femicide in South Africa is 5x the global average rate. This is unacceptable! #EnoughIsEnough #EndGBV #EndFemicide #16DaysofActivism2021

@HSphasa @ClimatePHASA @HastSig @rene_sparks @SHA_ZAR @TChivese @natisha_dukhi @Tham_Naidu @ChoonaraShakira @andilethereader @TekanoSA

[HACCSA - Health Advocacy & Clinical Compliance SA @HaccsaS]

#16DaysofActivism2021 - #Consent explained.

#LetOurActionsCount
#EndGBV
#EnoughIsEnough
#Nooneleftbehind
@TekanoSA @AspenNewVoices @CivilSociety_SA @CsfSanac @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @PublicHealthSA @HastSig

[CDCSouthAfrica @CDCSouthAfrica]

Tested positive for #HIV? Don’t despair. Start antiretroviral treatment today. This will ensure that your immune system stays strong, and you live healthy and longer. #DoItForYou #GetTested #StartTreatment #PEPFARSavesLives

[PHASA Civil Society HAST SIG @HastSig]

It's #WAD2021 & amidst everything else that's going on (#COVID19 & #omicronvariant)😱, #GetTested & #KnowYourStatus.

Access to treatment exists if tested HIV + & Prevention tools are available if tested HIV negative. This is not limited to #condoms but includes #PrEP.
@HastSig

[PHASA Civil Society HAST SIG @HastSig]

It's #WAD2021 & amidst everything else that's going on (#COVID19 & #omicronvariant)😱, #GetTested & #KnowYourStatus.

Access to treatment exists if tested HIV + & Prevention tools are available if tested HIV negative. This is not limited to #condoms but includes #PrEP.
@HastSig