Caregivers, who support children and adolescents living with HIV in South Africa need more support. This is according to Dr Darshini Govindasamy, a scientist at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
Govindasamy is leading a team of scientists in a trial stage of the Caregiver Wellbeing Plus programme. The programme has trained and financially equipped over 200 women in Durban, who care for children living with the virus.
There are over 1 million children living with HIV in South Africa. The majority of these cases are in KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa is one of the largest number of people living with HIV. It has one of the largest number of adolescents living with HIV.”
Healthcare professionals say caring for these young HIV positive patients can be daunting with issues of stigmatisation and depression impacts how they respond to their ARV treatment.
Source: SABC
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