CPUT Hiv/Aids Unit

PEP is for emergencies, but prevention is for life!

📍District 6

From today the FTF Campaign is officially active at District 6 residences from today until Thursday💙

Be on the lookout so you don’t miss them when they visit your Residence🫵

Keep the dates below For This Week’s Residence Visits👇

This is important as some STIs can increase the risk of contracting HIV🎗️

It's Myth Busting Wednesday!🎗️

A Reminder to educate yourself and others!

Pro Tip Monday🛑

Condoms are key to staying safe🎗️

As August wraps up, let's reflect on our "Women's wellness Wednesday" at Bellville Campus🤗

Let’s continue to build on this foundation, creating a culture of wellness and empowerment that supports women every day!

Regular testing ensures both partners know their health status and can make informed decisions🎗️

Bellville You Up! Again😏

From today the FTF Campaign is officially active at Bellville residences from today until Thursday💙

Be on the lookout so you don’t miss them when they visit your Residence🫵

Keep the dates below For This Week's Residence Visits👇

Knowing Your Status is Power! 💪

Take charge of your well-being TODAY, and encourage others to get tested too🎗️

Weekly Recap: Peer Educators' Discussions✨

This week, our Peer Educators engaged with students in meaningful discussions on important topics like sexual health, GBV, LGBTQI+ issues, HIV/AIDS, and women’s health. These insightful conversations were full of learning and made a real impact on everyone who attended👊

If you’re passionate about these topics and interested in making a difference, Apply now for the Peer Education Program❗ (See last slide)

#2025

We’ve just wrapped up an incredible week of the First Things First campaign at Wellington Campus!

A huge thank you to our HIV Unit team, dedicated partners, and Peer Educators who were out in full force, ensuring that health awareness reached every corner of the campus.

Exciting News: Higher Health’s August 2024 Digital Newsletter is Here!🎉

In this special Women’s Month edition, we reaffirm our dedication to empowering women and our ongoing efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence across our campuses.

This month, we also spotlight the Mental Health Support provided by our Psychosocial team to DHET International Scholarship students as they embark on their educational journeys to China, France, Hungary, Mauritius, and Russia.

Additionally, we are proud to feature our CEO, Prof. Ramneek Ahluwalia, who represented Higher Health and South Africa at the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany.

We hope you enjoy reading this edition of our digital newsletter.

Your health, your choice! Women with HIV have safe contraceptive options🤞

📣The FTF Campaign is officially active at Wellington Campus from Today Till Thursday!!!

And that's a WRAP for Mowbray Campus, What an amazing week!🤗

A big thank you to our dedicated HIV Unit team and partners along with our amazing Peer educators for showing up yet again this week!👊

RSVP NOW! And Don't miss out🫵

Empowering women through health and knowledge! 👊

Check out highlights from our "Women’s Wellness Wednesdays" at Mowbray Campus🎗️💙

This Women’s Month, let’s bust some myths!

🚀 Exciting News! Applications for 2025 Peer Education are now open!

Step up, lead, and make a difference on campus and in the community✨

Apply today to become a peer educator and empower others through education💪

Contact [email protected] with your CV and brief letter of motivation telling us more about yourself.

Applications will close 31 October 2024 so HURRY UP!

For more information about the peer education program visit our website at https://www.cput.ac.za/students/life/hiv

#2025

📣The FTF Campaign is officially active at Mowbray from Today Till Thursday!!!

The second week of the First things First campaign concluded at Bellville campus Yesterday.

A big shoutout to our dedicated HIV Unit team and partners along with our amazing Peer educators for showing up and making their presence felt!

Next stop is Mowbray📍

The only way to know your status is through testing hence Regular testing is important🎗️

📣The FTF Campaign is officially active at Bellville from Today Till Thursday!!!

Spotted some FTF posters at Bellville campus, thanks to our dedicated peer educators🤗

The first things first campaign concluded at D6 Campus today, What an amazing week!🤗

Let's keep the HEALTH momentum going with Bellville Campus next week👊

It's Myth Busting Wednesday!

Go for HIV testing at D6 Campus!🫵see next slide for more information.

Day 1 of the First Things First campaign saw an amazing turnout as students braved the rain to get tested.

A big shoutout to our dedicated HIV Unit team and partners along with our amazing peer educators for making this possible.

Let's keep prioritizing our health together!👊 💙

Make your way to D6 Campus Now!!!

Our Peer Educators are gearing up for the First things First Campaign😇😇

📢And it's back!!! The "First Things First" campaign is returning for the second semester

The First Things First is a campaign developed in order to mitigate the spread of HIV, TB and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s).

CPUT HIV/AIDS Unit along with partners, will be hosting the First Things First campaign across all CPUT campuses.

Be on the look out so you don’t miss them when they visit your campus

The first stop it District 6 Campus📍