What does the OIHC do?

The Office for Institutional HIV Co-ordination (OIHC) is responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive institutional HIV strategy for Stellenbosch University. As the University’s HIV unit, the OIHC serves as consultant on HIV prevention, education and service delivery to both students and staff, and forms a strategic link with other higher education institutions, as well as national and international HIV organisations. The OIHC furthermore performs a leadership function in the realisation of shared responsibility for the vision of a campus free of new HIV infections by 2012. More about the vision.

Besides the co-ordination of institutional HIV services and programmes, the OIHC also offers a variety of HIV/Aids-related training and skills development opportunities for both staff and students. OIHC’s initiatives include:

  • Annual HIV testing campaigns and various condom distribution projects
  • A peer education programme
  • Short courses on health communication and counselling
  • Service learning programmes and e-learning modules
  • Community outreach initiatives
  • Development of HIV-specific curricula