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AHF – A global force in healthcare and empowerment [VIDEO]

More effort is needed to formalise community health work. South Africa's HIV response is at a critical turning point. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation leadership gathered in Sandton over breakfast to discuss impactful programmes and their continued commitment to addressing HIV/AIDS and related public health challenges. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the world's largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider, delivering medical care and advocacy across 47 countries, 14 of which are in Africa. Since its founding in 1987, AHF has combined clinical services with bold policy advocacy to reach communities that are often underserved or forgotten. 'We advocate for adequate resource allocation so that we can sustain the gains in HIV response, close the potential gaps, and ensure that we continue to reach the communities that need the resources the most,' said Ngaatendwe Murombedzi from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. 'I think the young people are quite important in this space because it is required that young people bring energy, and they also bring technical skills that are so much important in the fight against HIV and TB,' said Gauteng provincial legislature member, Dr Bandile Masuku. Masuku continued by saying more work needs to be put into formalising community health work. 'Part of prevention, part of treatment is more done in the community level, not in hospitals, not in clinics, but it should be done on a street level as well as community level,' said Dr Masuku. With operations spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, AHF continues to fight for equitable access to life-saving healthcare and challenge systems that fail the most vulnerable. Also read: VIDEO & PICTURES: 'We need help!' – Suspected Zama Zama explosion rocks Slovo Park, Springs