The USAID Anova Health Institute APACE Programme
Right to Care provides mobile screening and testing in two communities living in the City of Johannesburg’s Region C where HIV testing uptake is low:
- Cosmo City and
- Zandspruit
Mobile units move through these areas to:
- test people for HIV and
- link HIV-positive people to treatment and care.
Right to Care aims to combat stigma associated with HIV and TB and encourage wellness screening for HIV and other conditions. Healthcare services are also provided by these mobile units.
The programme is enabled by an APACE (Accelerating Program Achievements to Control the Epidemic) grant funded by USAID and the Anova Health Institute (Anova). Right to Care is a sub-recipient of this grant.
The three mobile testing units can:
Right to Care’s Geographic Information Services (GIS) division directs the placement of the units to sites that are likely to produce high numbers and yields.
Each mobile unit comprises:
One Linkage to Care Officer, supported by Anova, works across the three units to liaise with Department of Health clinics.
