Yellow Dot Doctor
Pssst. Hey you. You’re probably wondering why this big Yellow Dot is trying to tell you something. Well, it’s because this big Yellow Dot is very different to everything else. This Yellow Dot, and all the others like it, are a…
We The Brave – Swing
We’re #BraveEnough to swing. So we’re definitely #BraveEnough to swing into a clinic! WeTheBrave is a sexual health campaign being launched with the MSM community in mind. This is the first large scale campaign ever in our country to specifically…
COVER YOUR BUTT
In South Africa, 2016 is proving to be a boundary-breaking, stigma-smashing year in the fight against HIV. That's because PrEP, the latest HIV prevention drug, could be available for everyone to use throughout state health care, as early as June,…
UNDERSTANDING HIV
When someone becomes HIV positive, they are infected by a particular virus. It does not mean that they are sick. The HI virus will harm your immune system (which protects your body against germs). This happens very slowly over many…
TRADITIONAL HEALERS & HIV
In most rural areas in South Africa, traditional healers are the preferred and most accessible healthcare providers. A clear distinction needs to be made between the words 'cure' and 'treat'. While a traditional healer may assist in strengthening your immune…
Q&A WITH DR. KEV
We The Brave sat down with Dr. Kevin Rebe, our go-to guy at Health4Men and Infectious Diseases specialist to talk about PrEP. Dr. Kev has been working in HIV for the last decade and is focused on prevention and rolling…
COMBINATION PREVENTION
Ongoing prevention messages regarding consistent use of condoms and water-based lube are essential but you might forget that you have other options available, depending on your unique needs. Combination prevention is a strategy of combining two or more proven HIV…
TAKE THE TEST
The anxiety of not knowing something can drive you to pull an 'Adele' and call out in desperation in a windy forest with your hands in your hair or even lose your 'ish' like Casper Nyovest did. Lacking information that…
THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO PREP
Towards the end of 2015, some of the most ground breaking developments in health news flooded the world. PrEP was approved. PrEP is a combination of two anti-HIV medications, tenofovir and emtricitabine, taken daily in a single combination pill to…