Author Archives: vrapto

Community Health Worker – Kpp (rhi) – P/elizabeth

You Need Posted on by

A Community Health Worker – Key Populations Programme vacancy is available at our Client Wits Health Consortium’s Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (RHI) in Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape.

Background

The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges.

It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health and vaccinology. This is done through pioneering, multi-disciplinary research; responsive technical support and innovation in health services; and evidence-based policy development and advocacy with national, regional and global stakeholders.

The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a leading research institute attached to the University of the Witwatersrand. We address some of the greatest public health concerns affecting the region, including HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology. We do this through pioneering, multi-disciplinary research; responsive technical support and innovation in health services; and evidence-based policy development and advocacy with national, regional and global stakeholders. Our Key Populations Programme seeks a Technical Advisor to join our senior leadership team.

Main purpose of the job

  • To provide HIV counselling and testing to female sex workers, link them to HIV treatment and prevention services and retain them in care using data-driven tracking and tracing of patients who are Lost to Follow Up
  • Oversee peer educator teams responsible for mobilising female sex workers. Drive mobile clinic to community hotspots

Location

  • Port Elizabeth x 1 

Key performance areas

  • Conduct health information, education and communication (IEC) activities with female sex workers and/ or their clients at brothels and community based hot spots
  • Monitor condom and lubricant stock at project sites and arrange proactive distribution by peer educators
  • Demonstrate condoms usage to clients at outreach sites
  • Conduct pre and/or post HIV test counselling
  • Link female sex workers to HIV prevention and treatment services
  • Provide adherence counselling and support to clients on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • Identify, track and trace female sex workers at risk of becoming Lost to Follow Up in order to retain them in care
  • Plan and facilitate risk reduction workshops and small group-based support sessions; contribute to ‘Creative Space’ sessions
  • Coordinate and quality assure peer educator outreach activities, including micro-planning
  • Conduct regular spot profiling activities to identify new or under-serviced hotspots and assist with population size estimations as required
  • Mentor peer educators to perform their duties to the required standard
  • If applicable, perform health related duties under the supervision of a professional nurse
  • Support data consolidation and other information from peer educators, prepare and submit monthly and quarterly reports to M&E Officer and Site Manager
  • Perform related office administration duties of the programme
  • Drive a mobile clinic

Required minimum education and training

  • Grade 12
  • HIV counselling and testing certificate
  • Valid driver’s license, including PDP certificate
  • Fluent in English and other Africa languages (Sesotho and Zulu preferable)

Required minimum work experience

  • Minimum 6 months working experience as a Community Health Worker or Lay Counsellor
  • 2 years as an HTS counsellor

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities

  • Basic HIV education and counselling
  • Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft office
  • Be tactful, respectful and maintain confidentiality
  • Able to work independently and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

TO APPLY

  • Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV – Please Apply Online
  • Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.

  • The closing date for all applications is 07 October 2019.

  • Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
  • Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
  • In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note that AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.

AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

SCAM ALERT – PLEASE BE AWARE! NOT AJ PERSONNEL OR ANY REPUTABLE AGENCY NOR ANY CLIENT WILL ASK MONEY FOR INTERVIEWS. NO FEES WILL BE CHARGED FOR ANY INTERVIEWS OR OFFERING YOU A JOB!!! – DON’T BE SCAMMED!!!

News24.com | Committee extends written submissions deadline for NHI Bill

You Need Posted on by

The public will have extra time to hand in written submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill after Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health extended the closing date.

Committee chairperson Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said on Wednesday that the closing date changed from October 11 to November 29, after people asked for an extension.

“We have been considering the requests from relevant stakeholders who play an important role in the delivery of healthcare in the country.”

He said the new closing date did not affect the start of public hearings later this month. The hearings will start in Mpumalanga from October 25 to 28, before moving to the Northern Cape from November 1 to 4.

Quality universal healthcare

The committee previously indicated that the public engagement process would also take place over weekends to accommodate those who were unavailable during the week.

The NHI Bill seeks to achieve quality universal healthcare in South Africa and establish a National Health Insurance Fund.

The Bill also sets out the powers, function and governance structures of the fund and provides a framework for the purchase of healthcare services on behalf of users.

Written submissions must be sent to Ms Vuyokazi Majalamba and be addressed to the Portfolio Committee on Health, 3rd floor, 90 Plein Street, Cape Town 8000; e-mailed to vmajalamba@parliament.gov.za; or faxed to 086 694 3279 by the closing date.

Those who make a submission should also indicate whether they would like to do a verbal presentation.

Copies of the NHI Bill can be obtained from Majalamba or on Parliament’s website.

Health24.com | Can older women stop getting mammograms?

You Need Posted on by

Although regular screening mammograms can catch breast cancer early, new research suggests women over 75 who have chronic illnesses can probably skip this test.

The study findings indicate that women with chronic conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, would likely die from those conditions before developing breast cancer.

“For those 75 and over with chronic illness, the benefit of continued mammography is minimal. Women 75 to 84 are 123 times more likely to die of other causes than breast cancer,” said the study’s senior author, Dejana Braithwaite.

That doesn’t mean all women over 75 should forgo mammography. “In healthy women age 75 and older, perhaps mammograms may make sense. It’s important to individualise the decision. Women should discuss with their providers the potential benefits of continuing mammography,” Braithwaite said. She’s an associate professor of epidemiology and oncology at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Washington, DC.

Professional guidelines vary in their recommendations for mammography in older women. The American Cancer Society advises women to stop screening when their life expectancy is less than 10 years. Meanwhile, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) says there is not enough evidence to guide women’s decisions about mammography at age 75 and up. Many European breast cancer programmes stop recommending screening between 69 and 74 years.

One reason for these variations is there are few studies looking specifically at how mammography might benefit older women, the researchers noted.

Abnormal cells

To help fill that gap, the investigators looked at more than 222 000 women who’d had a mammogram between 1999 and 2010. The women were between the ages of 66 and 94. They were recruited from five US centres.

The researchers tracked breast cancer cases, deaths from breast cancer and deaths from other causes for 10 years. During that time, almost 7 600 of the women were diagnosed with an invasive breast cancer. More than 1 700 had abnormal cells considered very early breast cancer (DCIS).

During those 10 years, 471 women died from breast cancer. More than 42 000 died from other causes, the findings showed. Breast cancer deaths accounted for between 0.2% and 0.3% of all deaths in women between 66 and 94.

Over time, the risk of dying from breast cancer stayed steady while the risk of death from other causes rose. The investigators also found that the risk of being diagnosed with a new breast cancer after age 75 went down slightly over time.

Deana Baptiste, director of cancer screening guideline development at the American Cancer Society, said this research “reinforces the guidelines we put out in 2015 that recommended that women should continue mammography as long as their overall health is good”.

There’s no set cut-off age for stopping mammography, she added.

In line with current guidelines

Like the researchers, the cancer society also emphasises the need for individualised decisions about screening.

“A healthy woman with at least 10 years of life expectancy should be assessed by a clinician, discuss the risks and harms, and apply personal preferences about whether screening should continue,” Baptiste said.

Dr Bonnie Litvack, director of women’s imaging at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, said this study seems in line with current guidelines.

“Women need to understand the risks and benefits of continued screening, but there’s no established age to stop. The age to stop screening should be tailored to the individual patient,” she said.

The study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Image credit: iStock

HealthDay

Sport24.co.za | India dominate Proteas in opening session

You Need Posted on by

Visakhapatnam – Senior batsman Rohit Sharma struck a half-century in his first outing as Test opener to help India start strongly in the first match against South Africa on Wednesday.

LIVE: Proteas v India: 1st Test, Day 1

Sharma – a star of India’s limited-overs teams – made 52 as the hosts reached 91 for no loss at lunch after electing to bat first at the start of the three-match series in Visakhapatnam.

The 32-year-old Sharma, playing his 28th Test, was put under pressure by the South African quicks early in the innings but gradually found his pace with partner Mayank Agarwal, on 39.

Sharma’s 84-ball knock so far witnessed glimpses of his big-hitting one-day form as he smashed five fours and two sixes to fire up a raucous home crowd.

He got to his 11th Test 50 with a cheeky boundary off debut spinner Senuran Muthusamy that was in the air but went wide of the fielder at backward square.

Agarwal also played an assured knock, using his feet to good effect against the South African spinners on a pitch that seems to offer big runs on the first two days.

South Africa, led by Faf du Plessis, rotated their spinners led by Keshav Maharaj for a large part of the morning session.

The tourists, who suffered a 3-0 loss in a four-Test series during their last Indian tour in 2015, have a spin heavy attack and two pacemen in Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander.

Teams:

India

Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami

South Africa

Faf du Plessis (capt), Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Richard Illingworth (ENG)

TV Umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)

Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)

IT Interns (Johannesburg)

You Need Posted on by
Remuneration: Market related 
Location: Johannesburg
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Student
Type: Contract
Company: Graduates24

Graduates will work closely with the IT and Projects Senior Team and will develop an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the chosen discipline as the company gives them access to explore and understand various aspects of the business. Graduates will have access to an active support network of line managers, professional mentors, on-the-job coaches and HR on the start of this exciting journey to drive their own career.

 
Requirements

  • Tertiary degree in BSc Computer Science, B.IT or Informatics related degrees, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science or an Engineering degree.
  • Be a South African Citizen
  • Be able to speak, read and write in English
  • Some understanding in data integration and transformation
  • Individual needs to be pro-active, hard working, detail and solutions orientated, with good communication skills.

Do you have a CV?
Create and Download a professional looking CV. It’s as simple as entering your details. The system will use the details you entered to generate a professional looking CV which you can Download and use. Get started.

Posted on 02 Oct 07:54

News24.com | Man’s murder conviction, sentencing overturned, SCA believes his constitutional rights were violated

You Need Posted on by

A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a security guard in 2003 has successfully overturned his conviction in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein.

Fanie Archibold Ndimande approached the SCA after the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg convicted him on charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

He was also convicted of attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and three counts of attempted murder. 

In its ruling on Monday, the SCA said the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, adding Ndimande’s constitutional rights were violated.

“The appeal is upheld, and the conviction and sentence of the appellant are set aside,” Acting Judge Wendy Hughes ruled.

According to the judgment, on August 3, 2003, at around 22:00 at Amabele Spar in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, a gang of armed men wearing balaclavas attempted to rob the store.

READ: Samuel Nndwambi’s murder conviction was overturned. But only after he’d spent 12 years in prison

Two staff members and a security guard were accosted by the gang while they were closing the store. When a scuffle ensued, the security guard was dispossessed of his firearm and fatally shot, read the judgment.

However, the staff members managed to flee the store. The incident was recorded on video cameras located inside the store. 

During the trial, the State alleged Ndimande was one of the attackers. The two staff members, however, told the High Court they could not identify the attackers as they were wearing balaclavas.

The store’s security manager, Hamilton Mbatha, however, identified Ndimande as one of the attackers after he had viewed video footage a day after the incident. 

Mbatha said Ndimande was the only one who had removed his balaclava. He also claimed that four months after the incident he saw Ndimande at the store when he was brought to conduct a pointing out with the police.  

But in her ruling, Judge Hughes found during Ndimande’s trial, it appeared the High Court had relied on the dock identification of Mbatha.  

She also found Mbatha’s evidence could not be said to be reliable as it was not corroborated.

“Most unfortunate is that the video footage which Mbatha places reliance upon was not produced in court as evidence,” Judge Hughes said.

“The production of this evidence was relevant as Mbatha had the suggestive benefit of having seen the appellant [Ndimande] during the pointing out and viewing him in the dock.

“The failure to adduce such evidence was fatal to the State’s case,” she ruled.

According to the judgment, Ndimande had argued that the pointing out was “improperly obtained”, adding that it was obtained in violation of his rights to a fair trial. 

He also said one of the police officers, Inspector Lele Khumalo who acted as an interpreter during the pointing out, instructed him on what he had to point out.  

LISTEN | JUSTICE DENIED: A News24 podcast series on the human cost of wrongful convictions

Judge Hughes came down hard on the High Court, saying it should “exercise caution” when dealing with evidence of identification.

“It is unfortunate in this case that the constitutional rights of the appellant were infringed … he was detained without being informed of such rights.”

Judge Hughes said admissions were obtained from Ndimande without warning him of the consequences of making them.

“He exercised the right to remain silent which was ignored and the pointing out proceeded with disregard of his election to make a statement in court.”

Meanwhile, Justice KGB Swain, who wrote a different judgment on the case, said he agreed with submissions made by Ndimande’s counsel that he did not enjoy a fair trial because his constitutional rights were infringed by trial court. 

“First, he was prevented from testifying about the events between his arrest and his arrival at the police station, some nine hours later.

“Second, he was prevented from testifying about the events on December 25, 2003, when he made the warning statement in which he elected to remain silent,” Swain said.

Hr Payroll And Financial Administrator

You Need Posted on by

HR Payroll and Financial Administrator in East London | Other General Employment | Job Mail | 4562063

This site uses cookies. By browsing this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Read more about our use of personal information on our Privacy Policy. x

<< back

Dynamic and stable Human Resource company in East London looking for an Administrator with strong HR payroll and financial experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Full payroll function using SAGE/ACCSYS for +- 850 employee’s
  • Daily cashflow’s
  • Full creditors and debtors function
  • Weekly and monthly management reports
  • Bookkeeping up to trial balance
  • Experience using HANSA is advantageous

This dynamic incumbent must be competent, dynamic, well organised, responsible and handle pressure on a daily basis.

Get Alerts

To apply for this vacancy please access this job advert on a desktop computer.

Apply for other Jobs on Job Mail.

Merchandiser, Bloemfontein

You Need Posted on by

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Sales department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for an Merchandiser role, which is based in Bloemfontein. The successful candidate will report directly to the Merchandiser Supervisor in Bloemfontein.

for Sale. R 8 685 000 : 4.0 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR SALE IN KENILWORTH UPPER… South Africa Property Portal

You Need Posted on by

PLUS VAT

Gate House is an exquisite home in the Highwick Quarter development.
Situated in the heart of Upper Kenilworth, this upmarket family home is an incredible investment. Offering luxury, lock-up and go and beautiful spaces in a leafy Cape Town suburb, there are very few boxes that this property does not tick.

The home is a double storey, double garage and four-bedroom home which also boasts a landscaped garden. Facing North, the home’s master bedroom has a large balcony which boasts great mountain views.

On the ground level, the living and dining area, which boasts a Morso wood-burning fireplace, is open-plan and flows onto a covered patio with built-in braai and pool. Other spaces include balconies off all the bedrooms, a pyjama lounge and guest room with private patio.

The contemporary finishes in the home add to the luxurious appeal and include porcelain tiles, wooden flooring, downlighters and LED lighting, electric towel rails, solar-powered hot water cylinders, quartz stone countertops, SMEG gas hob and electric oven and Hans Grohe taps with basins, to name a few.

A landscaped garden with automated irrigation and a shared borehole with off the grid drinking water add to the appeal of the property.

Security is provided by a separate guard house, electric fencing, remote access gate with video intercom and CCTV, as well as an in-house security system and external beams.