World Aids Day: Get tested!

Staff reporter
1 December 2006

The City of Cape Town launches its HIV/AIDS campaign on World AIDS Day, 1 December. The ‘GET TESTED’ Campaign aims to strengthen the City’s prevention campaign, to minimize new HIV infections throughout the city.

The City will launch the campaign by running outreach events in shopping malls in the eight health sub-districts.

Testing will take place between 09:00 – 15:00 in the following shopping malls:

St George’s Mall, Cape Town CBD

Somerset Mall, Somerset West

The Promenade Mall, Mitchells Plain

Parow Centre (previously know as the Sanlam Centre)

Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket Centre, Ottery

New Khayelitsha Mall, Khayelitsha

Shoprite Durbanville Town Centre, Durbanville

Vangate Mall, Athlone

Civic Centre, Cape Town (for staff)

Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille, will be publicly tested at St George’s Mall at 10:15 on Friday morning.

“Prevention is as easy as ABC. Abstaining from sex is a key option for young people who have not yet become sexually active. Married individuals or those in a committed relationship need to take responsibility for their lives and those they love. First prize is to remain faithful to their life partner (Be faithful). For sexually active people not yet in a committed relationship they also need to take responsibility for their lives and to always practice safer sex and use a Condom every time they have sex,” says the city’s Executive Director for Health, Dr Ivan Toms.