NOMANDLA & THAMASANQA YAKO

Beat It! 2002 Episode 3 - Support Group

In this episode the Beat It! Support Group discusses mother-to-child-transmission of HIV.

Beat It! 2002 Episode 4 - Support Group

When to disclose your HIV status to a new sexual partner is a question that affects most people living with HIV/AIDS. In this episode Anthony and Busisiwe had very different ideas about this and argued on what the best approach is. We also met Anthony's HIV negative partner Andrew Kendell.

Beat It! 2002 Episode 8 - Support Group

In this episode Support Group member Nomandla introduced us to her son Thami who is HIV positive and on ARVs.

Beat It! 2002 Episode 10 - Support Group

In this episode of Beat It! the Support Group discussed their experiences within the public healthcare sector. Dr Nombulelo shared necessary information on the treatment of herpes. In the Special Report we looked at nurses and the burden they carry because of the HIV epidemc.

Beat It! 2002 Episode 11 - Support Group

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 4 - Learners beat HIV

In this week's episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! we heard how teenagers dealt with discrimination when disclosing to their families and peers. Nwabisa Njaba, a HIV positive learner joined the Siyayinqoba Beat It! Support Group in studio to share her experiences on when and how she disclosed her status and what challenges she had to face at school.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 5 - Caring for Children on ARVs

Treatment Literacy and drug adherence are two related requirements that improve the success of the antiretroviral roll-out. This was reaffirmed by the Siyayinqoba Beat It! Team. What however are the additional challenges that HIV positive children face in firstly accessing ART and then taking it correctly. To help answer these questions the team met up with Joyce Kepe and her daughter Caroline in Mbekweni, Paarl. Dr Nombulelo then joined the group to explain the important things caregivers can do to prevent infections in HIV positive children.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 7 - Children on ARVs beat HIV

Nomandla Yako brought her son, Thamsanqa, to the Siyayinqoba Beat It! support group to share the difficulties she went through when Thamie was a bit younger. She went on to say that since he started antiretroviral therapy his health improved drastically. In the insert we also got to meet the nine year old Jady Grasland who had had horrible disfiguring facial warts until she started taking ARVs.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 8 - ART in Gugulethu

In this episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! the support group discussed antiretroviral therapy with studio guests Dr Linda Gail Bekker and Sister Lulu Mtwisha. The guests explained the importance drug adherence.