PEPFAR Adult Treatment Access Programme

HIV Care & Treatment for Adults

Nearly a decade before antiretrovirals (ARVs) were publicly available in South Africa, PHRU began providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) by engaging in clinical trial research while actively seeking funding for treatment access programmes. Today, while ARVs are provided through the public sector, South Africa is nonetheless faced with an overburdened public health system and limitations in the availability of and access to drugs. It is because of this that PHRU remains committed to supplementing government efforts while simultaneously searching for new and better ways to treat and care for those living with HIV.

Established as a PEPFAR site in 2004, PHRU has since been able to provide non-study-related HIV treatment and care to thousands of Sowetans, while collecting important data that will inform future treatment strategies. The programme also offers psychosocial support to patients and their families as well as pre-treatment and ongoing treatment adherence counseling. As an initiation site, the Adult Treatment Access Programme’s aim is to begin patients on ARVs and later transfer those that are stable to their local clinics for ongoing care and support.

The Adult Treatment Access Programme follows the South African Government Management and Treatment Plan for HIV and AIDS for Children and Adults and provides its clients the standard registered drugs available in South Africa.

Our Services

The Adult Treatment Access Program serves to complement the South African government’s ART programme providing care and treatment to HIV-infected adults. The programme provides ART monitoring and support for HIV-1 infected living in Soweto who meet the country guidelines for treatment, as well as those whose funding for treatment in other PHRU programmes or participation in PHRU-conducted clinical trials has ended. 

Visit us

PEPFAR Adult Treatment Access Programme
Ground Floor, New Nurses Home
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Soweto

Tel: 011 9899706
Fax: 011 9899050

24-hour patient hotline: 073 4023464

Hours:
07h30 – 4h00, Monday to Friday