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. 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 interaction initiatives
- Development of HIV-specific curricula
SR-lede ondersteun die jaarlikse MIV-toetsveldtog waar 3 586 mense al getoets het. * SRC members support the annual mass HIV testing campaign where 3 586 people have tested.
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First Things First
Nationwide HIV testing campaign urges 4 000 Maties to know their status.
Stellenbosch University’s annual HIV testing campaign is back to challenge Maties to be sure of their HIV status. This year the campaign tested 3 390 on main campus and will continue at the Health Science Faculty (Tygerberg Campus) from Monday, May 7th to Friday, May 11th. The campaign urges any students and staff to come for a free and confidential HIV test, and has a specific focus on first year students.
First Things First aims to encourage young South Africans, our future leaders, to be responsible, get tested for HIV and to empower themselves.
Students can also stand a chance of being randomly selected to receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
With the support of key role players including the SRC, Maties Sport, Proffie & Pokkel, the Dean of Students and the Vice-Rector, Professor Julian Smith, you too can take a stand in this crucial campaign.
Jaco Brink, responsible for institutional HIV prevention stated that last years’ campaign was extremely succesful, testing more than 3 500 Maties, and is a testimony to how far the university has come in realising its vision of no new HIV infections on campus .
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