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Achieving South Africa's National Strategic Plan

The national HIV & AIDS and STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-2011 (NSP) is an over-arching plan designed to guide a coherent and multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS.

The primary aims of the NSP are to:

Reduce the rate of new HIV infections by 50% by 2011.
Reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS on individuals, families, communities and society Aby expanding access to appropriate treatment, care and support to 80% of all HIV positive people and their families by 2011.

National Strategic Plan - Scorecard 2009

National Strategic Plan - Goals and Indicators
NSP Priority Area - Prevention
NSP Goal	Outcome Measure	Downloads and Scorecard Links
1 Reduce vulnerability to HIV infection & the impact of AIDS	Population living below $1 per day
2 Reduce sexual transmission of HIV	Condom use at last sexual intercourse
2 Reduce sexual transmission of HIV	Age at sexual debut
2 Reduce sexual transmission of HIV	Multiple sexual partners
2 Reduce sexual transmission of HIV	Teenage pregnancy rate
3 Reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV	HIV testing amongst pregnant women
3 Reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV	Access to PMTCT prophylaxis amongst HIV-positive pregnant women
3 Reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV	Percentage of infants born to HIV - infected mothers who are infected
Reduce HIV prevalence	HIV Prevalence among pregnant women
Reduce HIV prevalence	HIV Prevalence among children
NSP Priority Area - Care, Treatment and Support
NSP Goal	Outcome Measure	Downloads and Scorecard Links
6 Enable people living with HIV and AIDS to lead healthy and productive lives	Access to antiretroviral treatment in adults
7 Address the special needs of pregnant women and children	Access to antiretroviral treatment in women
7 Address the special needs of pregnant women and children	Access to antiretroviral treatment in children
8 Mitigate the impact of HIV & AIDS and create an enabling social environment for care, treatment and support	Access to social grants

Priority Districts

The Department of Health has prioritized maternal and child health as one of the main areas of intervention to reduce maternal, infant and child mortality. 18 districts across the country have been identified as key target areas for health and nutrition interventions because of high levels of deprivation and low maternal and child health outcomes.

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