This week’s episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It!, which broadcasts on SABC1 on 26 July at 13h30, examines the protocols public hospitals and clinics need to follow to stop babies being born with HIV. Siyayinqoba Beat It! is produced by Community Media Trust in partnership with SABC Education.
In this episode a KwaZulu-Natal woman living with HIV tells viewers about the treatments she had to take and the advice she was given about breastfeeding to make sure that she did not pass HIV onto her baby.
Siyayinqoba Beat It! is a weekly TV show for everyone living with HIV and AIDS, as well as their partners, families, friends and care givers. Since 1999 the show has provided a platform for people living with AIDS to share their challenges and victories.
Many people living in isolation with HIV find that through Siyayinqoba Beat It! they are part of a vibrant and growing community of people who are meeting and beating the challenges of AIDS.
