The World AIDS Day 2013 will be commemorated across all districts in the Province on December 01 2013. The province resolved to decentralise commemoration activities to the districts. Districts were encouraged to have build-up activities prior to the day and asked to submit a timetable of these activities to the Province.

The theme as provided by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) for the 2013 World AIDS Day is “Get Wise, Get Tested, Get Circumcised”

At individual level, the theme calls for
Everyone to know his or her HIV status by testing regularly for HIV
Every man to go for medical male circumcision
Young people must delay having sex for the first time
Sexually active people to be faithful to their partners and to use condoms each time they have sex
People must make informed choices to plan and prevent unwanted pregnancies
Pregnant women to test for HIV early in their pregnancy and to use condoms each time they have sex
Those with TB to test for HIV and those with HIV to test for TB so that they can get the right treatment

At community Level, the theme calls for
Communities to stop stigma and discrimination around HIV and to support those who want to know their status.
Communities to stop stigma and discrimination around medical male circumcision and to support those who want to go for medical male circumcision.
Communities to provide care and support to those living with and affected by HIV, in particular, orphans and vulnerable children
Men, women, families, communities and health care workers to support pregnant women to protect their children from HIV.
Communities to take action and speak out against violence against women
Couples to talk about their relationships and how they can protect themselves from HIV and STIs infection by being faithful and only having sex with each other.
Couples to discuss HIV testing and medical male circumcision and to go for regular HIV testing together

At Country level the responsibility falls on government and all sectors of society represented in the South African National AIDS Council to provide leadership to ensure that:
Every South African can prevent HIV infection.
Know their HIV status.
Pregnant women can access Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission services.
All those with TB can access TB drugs and that all HIV-positive people can access care and Anti- Retroviral (ARV) treatment

Downloads

 World AID Day 2013 Reference Booklet & Guiding Messages
 Consolidated World AIDS Day 2013 Build Up Activities Matrix