Employer - HCT & Wellness Days
HIV Counselling & Testing
HCT is a critical entry point for HIV/AIDS prevention and interventions. Testing is no longer viewed merely as a diagnosis strategy, but is based on the individual's need to know their HIV status for the purpose of changing their behaviour.
The outcomes reached through HCT campaigns:
- Encourages individuals to proactively protect their health
- Promotes awareness of HIV/AIDS
- Prevents the spread of HIV through heightened awareness and knowledge
- HIV-positive individuals can access the necessary treatment and care including psychological support
- Reduces the stigma of HIV/AIDS through knowledge and awareness
- The mandatory post-test counselling sessions encourage individuals to live positively
- For HIV-negative individuals, it alleviates anxiety and increases awareness of their vulnerability to infection and therefore their need for behavioural change
The benefits of HCT for organisations:
- Assesses the prevalence of HIV and the associated risk for a specific group
- Enables the company to implement appropriate HIV interventions, as well as to plan for the future
- By knowing their status, employees will be able to receive the appropriate treatment and support to keep them healthy and working
- Encourages employees who test negative to stay negative