The City of Joburg’s Department of Health and Social Development will hold webinar sessions aimed educating residents about STIs, teenage pregnancy and medical male circumcision as part of the National Sexual and Reproductive Health Month.
The webinar sessions will be streamed live on the City’s online platforms on 12, 16 and 18 February 2021.
February was declared National Sexual and Reproductive Health Month in 2006 due to increasing number of teenage pregnancies, HIV/Aids infection and sexual transmitted infections.
Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Health and Social Development, Cllr Eunice Mgcina, says the City will also undertake a number of activities during this month in all the City’s healthcare facilities to highlight the importance of regular screening; testing and continued adherence to medicine intake.
“We will also continue community outreach programmes to further increase access, coverage and uptake of HIV, STI and TB testing services among all sexual groupings; increase male and female condom uptake and usage and to upscale health promotion and prevention messages to improve knowledge and safe sex behaviours associated with the transmission of STIs,” adds MMC Mgcina.
All activities will take place in collaboration with developmental partners, non-governmental organisations, civil society sectors and department of education under this year’s theme: We are in this together – Checka Impilo.
The speakers of the webinar sessions will be announced closer to the dates.
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