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The USAID- and PEPFAR-funded MEASURE Evaluation project conducted a six-country study for insight on current approaches to case management delivery and the cost of those approaches.
This brief outlines the findings from the Government Capacity Building and Support project, in South Africa, which Pact implemented with support from three partners…
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Little is known about how much it costs to implement services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), such as case management. When cost estimate data are available, the ranges for unit expenditures are strikingly wide and it is difficult to compare across programs or intervention service areas. Case management—a cornerstone of OVC programming and the platform on which OVC services are delivered—is largely conducted by community-based case workers (CWs). Research shows that CWs contribute meaningfully to HIV service delivery, impacting the social determinants…
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The paper articulates accomplishments of child and youth care centres in providing care and support to children identified to be at risk of significant harm. The study was grounded in the qualitative approach and a case study was employed as the research design. The study used semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions as means of gathering data. The dominant narratives from the study were that Child and Youth Care Centres (CYCCs) are vehicles offering holistic services to children found in need of care and protection, providing care to vulnerable children with…
In the face of international pressure and local concern regarding the repercussions of the AIDS pandemic for children in South Africa, as well as the review underway of both social assistance and children’s legislation in the country, there is much debate regarding appropriate social security provision for children in the context of HIV/AIDS. To date, the focus has primarily been on exploring different mechanisms for the provision of cash grants to children who have been orphaned. This includes encouragement by the State of the use of the formal foster care system to address the poverty-…
This paper discusses the available literature relating to the cost of care and support for people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The focus is primarily on orphans for this allows us to acknowledge the need for HIV/AIDS management interventions to incorporate those affected, but not necessarily infected by HIV/ AIDS, and to cover the issue of ‘support’. We conclude the paper by outlining areas requiring more research, in view of our argument that South Africa still has some way towards the design and implementation of an effective care and support strategy.
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Children may be at greater risk of hospitalisation from the Omicron variant, experts have warned.
Kids were found to have 20 per cent greater risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, found a recent report.
The data analysis comes from South Africa…