World AIDS Day is commemorated each year on the 1st of December and is an opportunity for every community to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV and remember those who have died. The theme this year is: “We are in this together. Checka Impilo”. South Africa has been…
Collaborating with Touching Nations for breast cancer awareness at the Delft Mall was a success, considering the level one restrictions, all stakeholders were able to do Screenings, Tests and education. Communities need to be encouraged in these times and assured that we can keep on taking care of ourselves and our health even during this…
With TB testing stats decreasing and COVID-19 cases increasing, we need to encourage the communities to start testing and those who are defaulting to continue taking their TB treatment. 😷 #Tuberculosis infection typically develops over a long time period & often over long exposure to someone with infection. 🤧 #COVID19 can transmit after a short…
During the level 1 Lockdown, The Community Advisory Board has taken the challenge and mandate to equip their knowledge about the importance of vaccines and how to relay this information to the communities, Communities may be feeling uncertain about alot of information they are getting from all unreliable sources. The CAB has committed to give…
Early Birds Academy is a home schooling program in Mfuleni, Western Cape. Their mission is to create safe, contextually viable and high quality learning spaces that are accessible to community children in the afterhours. Their broader vision is to enhance the learning lifestyles of our learners by including parents and increasing access to quality afterschool…
Although the TB burden is high in both children and adults, much of the attention on TB in the past has been focused on adult TB. However, ending the childhood TB epidemic has gained more recent attention (e.g. Road map for Childhood TB). Many people and organizations around the world are devoting their efforts to…
Women’s day in South Africa is more than just a commemoration, it is to appreciate all women and what they represent in our communities. TASK saw the importance to appreciate women in the communities they work in while raising awareness regarding the COVID 19 and TB pandemic. The ladies were gifted with beanies and scarfs…
TASK recently assisted Mfuleni Community Advisory Board (CAB) with a soup kitchen. The team served soup to the community as well as handed out educational infographics regarding COVID-19, TB and Research.
The engagement programmes aim to inspire a healthy school environment promoting the general health and wellbeing of learners and educators, and by addressing key health and social barriers to learning in order to promote effective teaching and learning. To increase knowledge and awareness of health promoting behaviours.
This World TB Day TASK and the Community Advisory Board raised awareness virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.