You can hear more about Ritshidze’s innovative model of community-led monitoring at this year’s International AIDS Society Conference #IAS2021. Find out about our session and poster here.

Damning discrimination, xenophobia and a total disregard of patients’ constitutional rights were highlighted at the North West Ritshidze “State of Health” report back meeting held in Mahikeng at the end of June.

Last week Ritshidze launched a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in North West. The report was presented at a community accountability meeting in Mafikeng. Scroll through our multi-media round up from the meeting and find links to the report, the summary presentation, and a full video of the entire meeting.

Today the Ritshidze project is launching a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in the North West. The report — based on the results of data collected through Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring — will be presented to the North West Department of Health and other duty bearers at a community accountability meeting in Mahikeng today.

Staff attitude – it’s the one thing that has to be addressed immediately to improve the experience of hundreds who rely on clinic services in the Mpumalanga. This was clear at the Ritshidze community accountability meeting and report back on the state of health in the province held in Ermelo at the end of May.

Yesterday Ritshidze launched a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Mpumalanga. The report was presented at a community accountability meeting in Ermelo. Scroll through our multi-media round up from the meeting and find links to the report, the summary presentation, and a full video of the entire meeting.

Today the Ritshidze project is launching a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Mpumalanga. The report — based on the results of data collected through Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring — will be presented to the Mpumalanga Department of Health and other duty bearers at a community accountability meeting in Ermelo today.

Where challenges cannot be addressed at a clinic level, or there is resistance from clinics to fix them, we escalate the issues to duty bearers at district, provincial or even national level. The first stage is district level.

Early TB detection remains key to successful TB treatment as well as the prevention of onward transmission. Yet a key driver of excess morbidity and mortality amongst people living with HIV is that symptoms of TB are often overlooked by healthcare workers and vital TB tests are not always available at the clinic level.

Six simple interventions are at the heart of how clinics can be part of turning the tide on TB infection. By following a checklist of good practice, clinics can be safer for patients and staff. However most clinics are failing to implement enough of these measures, putting people at risk of getting TB whilst waiting at the clinic.