Changing the Status Quo with Skype

On 24 June, 2015, in Health and Wellness, Media, Press, by Cindy Pivacic

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Changing the Status Quo with Skype

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Cindy Pivacic                                                                

AID My Journey-Support

NPO 093-243

073 73 96 044

cindy@cindypivacic.co.za

 

HIV Counselling Online

HIV & AIDS counselling & consulting now available online

 

 

Cape Town, South Africa

 

 

Online HIV Counselling via Skype is a vital move to allow confidential access to support for both HIV positive individuals as well as their families. It has to be made available as an alternative to physical counselling centers. Counselling is necessary to encourage HIV adherence to medication and lifestyle changes. By providing this medium of confidential support and ease of access to information, adherence and change will be sustained.

 

The stigma still attached to individuals living with HIV & AIDS means that many people are reluctant to use or be seen near the physical and therefor visible public counselling centers. By providing this service online, the individual has the choice of location they are most comfortable with, as well as an assurance of external anonymity.

 

Besides the obvious need for information and support for the individual, it is also important for the success and stability of companies, that their workforce receives the help they need. Skype counselling is just one alternative offering equal opportunity to develop.

 

With AID My Journey-Support’s mantra, #TakeCareBeAware; the aim is not only to offer a service to HIV positive individuals but also those that require general information or have been involved in suspected HIV exposure or risky sexual behaviour and require information and support. AID My Journey has seen many enquiries come through social media over the last four years, and not only from South Africa but from various parts of the world. This has necessitated the next logical step to offer support, namely Skype.

 

One of the greatest concerns is that people are not testing or receiving the support and are defaulting on their treatment due to the discomfort of having to face their community in a public environment.

 

AID My Journey-Support aims to mobilise and empower the South African business sector as well as the population at large to take effective action on HIV and AIDS. The nature of the business is to educate, mentor and motivate the South African community to take care of their health and well-being.

 

Skype:                                           cindy.pivacic

Website:                                        www.cindypivacic.co.za

Media/Press/Info Kit:                     http://cindypivacic.co.za/press-kit/

Testimonials (HIV+ clients):          http://cindypivacic.co.za/testimonials/testimonials-sharing/

Testimonials (Associates):            http://cindypivacic.co.za/testimonials/valued-testimonials-from-valued-associates/

 

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About:

Cindy Pivacic is a Speaker, Trainer, Author, HIV Activist and IEC (Information-Education-Communication) Facilitator on HIV & AIDS.

Surviving numerous health challenges Cindy is in the unique position to add value to the training provided, having presented regular talks and training sessions on a range of essential HIV & AIDS issues.

AID My Journey-Support (NPO 093-243) was founded in 2011 having recognised the need for structured support, counselling and awareness around HIV & AIDS nationwide, based in Cape Town for Counselling and administering of projects for individuals living with HIV & AIDS.

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