The "Tutu Tester" is a mobile clinic that takes sophisticated testing equipment and trained staff into areas which do not have adequate health facilities.
South Africa, with an estimated 5.7 million infected people, has the largest HIV-positive population in the world. Testing is the entry point to all HIV related care and prevention. However, data from the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation conducted in communities most affected by HIV/AIDS show that testing is often inaccessible or inadequately performed resulting in missed opportunities for prevention, late referrals for care and antiretroviral therapy, and increased morbidity and mortality.
The Tutu Tester is a brightly coloured mobile testing clinic which parks in predetermined community venues and markets preventive testing. The testing package includes blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index and HIV testing.
The Tutu Tester enhances the links to care, allowing for earlier referral for HIV treatment, which will in turn lead to a reduction in morbidity and improved outcomes generally in treating HIV.
We want all South Africans to be able to test for HIV at least yearly if they are HIV negative and to know their CD4 count if they are HIV infected.
- Dr Nienke van Schaik, Programme Manager
Total Funding Received to Date: £273
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled £273 . The original project funding goal was £25,004.
Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
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