by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
Mpumalanga is a province of South Africa most well-known for its tourist attraction, the Kruger National Park. The Mpumalanga Department of Health’s (DOH) Antonnette Hlatshwayo heads the province’s COVID-19 contact tracing team. “Our main challenge was limited...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
Nwabisa Pulumo works for the Ehlanzeni district municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa, as the GIS manager. “At the outbreak of the pandemic, a command centre was set up to ensure coordination amongst stakeholders and departments at district and provincial levels. I...
by Right to Care | Feb 19, 2021 | Community & Local Impact, Success Stories, Success Stories(COVID-19)
As COVID-19 cases in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province started to climb rapidly, the plight of vulnerable communities fell into the spotlight. Mittah Raditlhalo, a GIS specialist in Right to Care’s stra-tegic information unit, explains that, “In poor areas,...
by Right to Care | Aug 19, 2020 | Community & Local Impact, News
Adolescent girls and young women in Mpumalanga’s Ehlanzeni district are encouraged to go to special youth-friendly health facilities to learn more about PrEP, a drug that can lower the risk of HIV infection considerably. HIV prevalence in women aged 15-24 is nearly...
