National Department of Health SEXUAL REPROUCTIVE HEALTH AND

National Department of Health SEXUAL REPROUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS CONSULTATIVE MEETING Dr M PHALANNDWA ACTING DIRECTOR: MCWH & NUTRITION KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE 27 -28 October 2019

KZN BEST PRACTICES Best Practice: Pap Drive 2018 and Pap Drive PLUS 2019 Objective • Increasing access to contraceptive methods and integrated reproductive health services e. g. HIV, STI & male circumcision to institutions of higher learning (TVET’s, Universities) to prevent unsafe TOP’s and abandoned babies observed in KZN Name of Project PAP DRIVE PLUS Districts covered Duration e. Thekwini, u. Mgungundlovu, Amajuba, u. Mkhanyakude, etc 2018 / 2019 (excellent collaboration between National-DOH KZN –DOH / UKZN Medical School) Pap Drive PLUS was a build on from the successful Pap Drive of 2018 which screened 2000+ women in one Durban setting, with follow up of other campaigns outside of Durban, reaching another 2000+ women in PMB in 2 campaigns and also other campaigns in other districts. Pap Drive Plus added other SRH services, esp contraception to post matric youth ACHIEVEMENTS: • initial campaign at a. Majuba TVETs had more than 3000 students presenting for contraception and other SRH services – 734 uptake of HST / 319 Nuristerate / 197 IUCD / 182 subdermal implants. Subsequent SRH campaigns reached 2076 women in e. Thekwini, 2231 u. Mgungundlovu • Men screened for Prostate Cancer 458 (48 PSA) Best Practice: Lessons learnt • Activation campaigns are a good way of raising community awareness, improving skills of reproductive health nurses, and has a ripple effect on other districts which can easily implement similar projects thus increasing coverage in a short space of time 2

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