First Things First Campaign

The First Things First HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign is a public-private partnership initiative led by HEAIDS in partnership with Innovative Medicines South Africa (IMSA) and the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD), with support from  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR);  the Department of  Higher Education and Training; the Department of Health; and the South African National Aids Council (SANAC).

The HIV/AIDS Unit  will be hosting its annual awareness campaign ‘First Thing First’. The First Things First Campaign, which has been endorsed by the Ministry of  Health , is an innovative HIV counselling and education campaign which aims to help South African students fulfill their destinies by encouraging them as future leaders to be responsible, get tested for HIV and empower themselves by knowing their status.

The campaign is largely an HIV/AIDS awareness initiative targeting both staff and students. We are hoping to test a significant number of people within the college.

The campaign will cut across all Buffalo City TVET College’s campuses, with different dates for each campus.

John Knox Bokwe Campus  |  18, 26 August 2021

East London Campus  |  24,25 August 2021

St Marks Campus  | 13 October 2021