CHAPS - Community Healthcare and Prevention Services

CHAPS Primary Healthcare Clinic is open again after the break.
Call/WhatsApp 063 244 4036 to make an appointment - walk-ins also welcome.
Price list available on request.

· Consultation minor ailments incl medication
· Follow up visit (excluding meds)
· Antenatal first visit
· Antenatal follow up
· Baby wellness excluding immunisations
· Blood Pressure test
· Cholesterol test
· Ear Syringe
· Family planning injections
· Family Planning Oral contraceptives
· Blood Glucose
· HB test
· HIV testing and counselling
· Pap smear
· Pregnancy test
· Vit B Injection
· Wound care - first visit
· Wound Care follow up visit

After a busy year the CHAPS team will be taking a breather and the clinic will be closed from 23 December 2022 - 3 January 2023. Make sure you are coming in for your pre-work medical checks in time before work starts in the new year.

Happy Holidays!

Congratulations to Boniswa Dludla! She has been recognized as the CHAPS HTS Counsellor Team Member of the Year for 2022. Boniswa tested the highest number of clients as well as linkages to care for the year. Thank you for your amazing work!

CHAPS - Community Healthcare and Prevention Services updated their business hours.

World AIDS Day 2022 calls for governments, public health organisations and all involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS to EQUALIZE. Access to treatment, education, medication and equal treatment for all. CHAPS stands together with our patients, nurses, counsellors, teachers and all who provide these invaluable services on a daily basis.

Read more at: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-aids-day/2022

CHAPS Private Primary Healthcare Clinic - Opening Tomorrow! For all your primary healthcare needs. Call/WhatsApp 063 244 4036 to make an appointment. Price list provided on request.

The theme for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign for 2022 is: “Socio-Economic Rights and Empowerment to build Women’s Resilience against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide: Connect, Collaborate, Contract!” CHAPS stands together to provide education, information and support to all affected.

Opening 1 December - CHAPS Private Primary Healthcare Clinic - for all your primary healthcare needs.

* 25 St Johns Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg.
* Card payments only, no cash accepted.
* Call/Whatsapp 063 244 4036 for more information or to make an appointment.

CHAPS is evolving! Opening in December 2022 - the Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention Studies will become Community Healthcare and Prevention Services.

* Private Primary Healthcare Clinic
* Opening December 2022
* 25 St Johns Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
* Open from 08h30-16h30, Monday-Friday

Watch this space for more details!

By appointment only - Call/WhatsApp 063 244 4036 to make an appointment.

Watch this space! Changes are happening - more information to come soon!

Mental health is too often associated with special circumstances, debilitating disease or something that just 'doesn't apply to me'. These ARE all related, but actually everyone is affected by mental health concerns. It is time to eliminate the stigma attached and allow ourselves to address our own and others' mental health concerns. For more information click on the link below:

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2022

Throwback to 2016 - taking the mystery out of VMMC and sharing the important information that VMMC offers a gateway to HIV prevention. Read more below from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism:

https://bhekisisa.org/article/2016-11-30-00-medical-male-circumcision-offers-a-gateway-to-hiv-testing-and-medical-check-ups/

Power cuts are something South Africans have become accustomed to but when will it stop? When will the loss of lives cause the power that be to wake up? Read more below from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism:

A torchlight tragedy: Inside a Joburg emergency room during loadshedding – Bhekisisa In July, loadshedding left Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital without a CT scanner, a piece of equipment that could have helped a patient who had suffered a serious brain injury.

World Patient Safety Day was on September 17th. What can we do to make sure our loved ones are given the correct care and information? It starts at home.

https://health-e.org.za/2022/09/17/world-patient-safety-day-medical-errors-preventable/

Reminder - our next VMMC training will take place from 19-23 September.

If your certificate has expired please contact us so we can include you for the refresher training. Certificates are valid for 2 years.

All trainings are eligible for CPD points and are accredited by the South African Medical Association.

Email [email protected] to register or for more information.

Register for our next VMMC training course today - email [email protected] for information.

Course Dates: 19-23 September
Location: CHAPS Head Office, Johannesburg

PLEASE NOTE: This is a training program, not a job opportunity.

Our next training for VMMC Practitioner certification will take place from 5-9 September at our head office in Johannesburg. Please email [email protected] should you wish to apply.

NOTE: This is a paid training program, not an employment opportunity.

Last chance to register for our HIV Testing Counsellor training course.

22 August- 2 September 2022.
CPD certified.
R2380 per person - certificate valid for 2 years.

Send an email to the CHAPS Training Team for more information - [email protected].

If you need to do a refresher course please let us know - your certificate needs to be renewed every 2 years.

The next HTS training course will take place at CHAPS in Johannesburg from 22 August-2 September 2022. Register now to avoid disappointment! Email the CHAPS Training Team at [email protected] for more information. Note: this is a paid program.

Latest news in the world of s*xual and reproductive health - can one pill be the answer to s*xually transmitted infections? Read more below from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism:

One pill within three days of condomless s*x could stop three STIs. Here’s how it works – Bhekisisa A cheap antibiotic (called doxycycline) used to treat skin infections and to stop people from getting malaria could also work to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis, found a United States study in men who have s*x with men and transgender women.

Women's Day 2022. Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo.

Interesting developments in the world of public health - we will be tracking the milestones and information closely. Read more below from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism:

44 experts to design details of NHI scheme from January 2023 – Bhekisisa Forty-four new National Health Insurance (NHI) positions, based at the national health department head office in Tshwane, will be advertised in the coming weeks and filled by January 2023.

Access to information is of the utmost importance in stemming the tide of HIV. Read more below from :

Stemming the HIV tide among Africa's girls and women Over four thousand new HIV infections are recorded among girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa every week. However, an expert believes that access

The next VMMC (Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision) training will take place at our head office in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg from 8-12 August. NOTE: This is a paid program. Contact the CHAPS Training Team at [email protected] for more information.

Calling all aspiring HIV Testing Counsellors! The next HTS training course will take place at CHAPS in Johannesburg from 25 July-5 August 2022. Register now to avoid disappointment! Email the CHAPS Training Team at [email protected] for more information. Please note that this is a paid training course.