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Will Someone Please Tell Me What ‘Sexual Activity’ Is?
I see the phrase ‘sexual activity’ almost on a daily basis, mostly in newspapers or in online articles quoting what a government official said. What does it mean?
Is it a social activity or is it something you do on your own? Do you need to be a member of a certain club and pay a fee?
When do you engage in ‘sexual activity’ and where? Why are teenagers not supposed to take part in it?
Who invented it? Is there a manual on how to do it well? Can you make money from being good at ‘sexual activity’?
Women’s Reproductive Health in South Africa - A Paradox
By: Sarah Osman, MSc.
Contributors: Mantshi Teffo-Menziwa and Denise Hunt, Marie Stopes South Africa
Encompassing HIV Prevention Within a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Framework
On 15 September 2011, Marie Stopes South Africa, WISH Associates, Ipas South Africa, Dr Marijke Alblas, Childline South Africa and NACOSA sent a submission to the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) regarding the upcoming National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS, STIs and TB 2012-2016 (NSP).
Although we commend Draft Zero of the NSP as a comprehensive and useful piece of work encompassing significant learnings from the previous NSP, the limited strategies proposed to address HIV prevention are of concern.
