Media Advisory - Gauteng Health MEC to lead Higher Education sector Launch of Close the Gap 1.1 million ART Campaign at VUT 08 May 2025.pdf

Department of Health Department of Health 2025/05/07 - 22:00

​The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will on Friday, 09 May 2025, lead the Higher Education and Youth Sector launch of the national “Close the Gap” 1.1 million antiretroviral treatment (ART) campaign at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbijlpark.

The MEC will deliver a keynote address at this youth-focused outreach campaign aimed at mobilising students to access HIV testing, treatment, and sexual and reproductive health services.

The campaign is a national initiative that seeks to put 1.1 million people including over 282,000 adolescents and young people (AYP) on HIV treatment by December 2025, in line with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. Gauteng has the largest provincial treatment gap, with over 326,000 people, including students, still needing to be initiated on HIV treatment.

The event will feature interactive health services, student dialogues, and peer-led awareness activities to promote HIV prevention, condom use, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, and mental wellness.

Members of the media are invited to cover the event as follows:
Date: Friday, 09 May 2025
Time: 10H00 am
Venue: Vaal University of Technology, Amphitheatre, Vanderbijlpark

For RSVP and interview requests contact Thuso Montwedi on 078 457 4083, Howard Kgoa on 079 876 9247 or Porcia Gibson on 078 501 4127


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Media Advisory - Gauteng Health MEC to lead Higher Education sector Launch of Close the Gap 1.1 million ART Campaign at VUT 08 May 2025.pdf

Department of Health Department of Health 2025/05/07 - 22:00

​The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will on Friday, 09 May 2025, lead the Higher Education and Youth Sector launch of the national “Close the Gap” 1.1 million antiretroviral treatment (ART) campaign at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbijlpark.

The MEC will deliver a keynote address at this youth-focused outreach campaign aimed at mobilising students to access HIV testing, treatment, and sexual and reproductive health services.

The campaign is a national initiative that seeks to put 1.1 million people including over 282,000 adolescents and young people (AYP) on HIV treatment by December 2025, in line with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. Gauteng has the largest provincial treatment gap, with over 326,000 people, including students, still needing to be initiated on HIV treatment.

The event will feature interactive health services, student dialogues, and peer-led awareness activities to promote HIV prevention, condom use, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, and mental wellness.

Members of the media are invited to cover the event as follows:
Date: Friday, 09 May 2025
Time: 10H00 am
Venue: Vaal University of Technology, Amphitheatre, Vanderbijlpark

For RSVP and interview requests contact Thuso Montwedi on 078 457 4083, Howard Kgoa on 079 876 9247 or Porcia Gibson on 078 501 4127


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