The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will on Monday, 10 December 2012 release the National Antenatal Sentinel HIV & Syphilis Prevalence Survey data for the year 2011.
The antenatal sentinel HIV and Syphilis prevalence survey is conducted annually by the Department of Health to map the epidemic and monitor HIV infection trends amongst pregnant women who attend and consult at antenatal clinics in the public sector.
The three main objectives of the survey are to:
- determine estimates of HIV and syphilis prevalence among pregnant women who come to the antenatal clinic for the first time
- describe HIV and syphilis trends in respect of time, location and age among pregnant women
- determine the estimate of HIV infection in the general population through modelling.
Members of the media are invited to the media briefing as follows:
Date: Monday, 10 December 2012
Time: 08h00
Venue: Civitas Building at Corner Andries and Struben street, Pretoria
For more information & RSVP please contact:
Howard Kgoa
Cell: 076 374 0314
Enquiries:
Joe Maila, Ministry of Health Spokesperson
Tel: 082 887 3581
E-mail: mailaj@health.gov.za
Twitter: @mjmaila
