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| Name: | Re Tla Kgona National Health Promotion Organisation |
| Street 1: | Stand No 1478 Old Lenyenye old clinic |
| Street 2: | Lenyenye |
| City: | Tzaneen |
| Province: | Limpopo |
| Post Code: | 0873 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Phone: | 0730668831 |
| Organization Email: | ranhpo@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.ranhpo.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| ‘Re Tla Kgona’ National Health Promotion Organisation (RANHPO) as a Non-Profit Organisation was established to close a gap that we identified in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. This gap exists in relation to the population of institutionalised offenders in Correctional Centres. An inconvenient truth is that most HIV/AIDS and TB programmes do not reach these offenders as they do free society, meanwhile Correctional Centres continue to become breeding grounds for HIV/AIDS infections and transmissions. Health units exist in Correctional Centres under the Directorate: Health Services. These units however are not most effective and efficient in dealing with the HIV/AIDS dilemma mainly because their focus is on general health matters in Correctional Centres and not specifically HIV/AIDS, and for other reasons that will be discussed in this document. We believe that the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS dilemma in our Correctional Centres is so huge that it requires an intervention of equal magnitude, one that will comprehensively single out HIV/AIDS as its focus area, thereby allowing for spot-on, outcome-based solutions and interventions. We believe RANHPO is such an intervention. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has HIV/AIDS and TB programmes and activities, which were boosted with donor funds from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR). But if the current situation that prevails in Correctional Centres regarding HIV/AIDS is anything to go by, much more needs to be done, and can be done on this front besides merely encouraging offenders to undertake Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV and providing counselling to those who test positive. What is required is a stringent and integrated intervention strategy. This is indicated by the growing concerns raised by social advocacy groups, the Health Sector and the media as regards the Department’s poor management of HIV/AIDS and TB in Correctional Centres. The lack of certified statistics from the |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Media |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| RANHPO was established with the sole objective of developing and managing a comprehensive, continuous HIV/AIDS and TB management strategy, to be carried out in partnership with the donors and other stakeholders, targeted at the population of sentenced offenders in South Africa, with the main objective of making HIV/AIDS manageable in Correctional Centres. It is a principled commitment enshrined in the mission statement of the DCS to render excellent services in collaboration with Non- and Governmental stakeholders. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | South Africa |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
South Africa |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB-HIV: Works on TB-HIV issues especially in correctional facilities |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | September 11, 2015 |
| Last updated: | November 11, 2015 |