Welcome

Since 2002 UVHAA has been successfully implementing outreach programmes to people affected and infected with HIV/AIDS in the communities of the Umdoni and Vulamehlo local municipalities. These are located in deeply rural regions of Southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and have a population of around 148,000.

 

South Africa is experiencing the largest HIV and AIDS epidemic in the world. In 2008 an estimated 5,6 million South Africans were HIV positive.

 

The epidemic has reached a mature phase in the province of KwaZulu-Natal which is experiencing the most severe epidemic in the country.

 

40% of women attending public health clinics tested HIV-positive in 2008. For adults between the ages of 20 - 64 the incidence is 28% and for the whole population the incidence is 16%.

 

It is estimated that there are 366 new infections per day, and 316 deaths per day.The effect on children and grandparents has been devastating and access to services to help these children and their families is needed desperately.

 
Please read though our site to learn more - and please consider whether you are able to offer us any assistance, in order to help us to help these desperately disadvantaged communities, where against all odds, hope exists, and which our work helps to sustain.

 

Above figures have been taken from the summary of provincial HIV and AIDS statistics for South Africa, 2008.