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Ukumelana Nemithi - Treatment Action Campaign

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Isithombe ngu Thandeka Vinjwa.<br />

Isithombe ngu Thandeka Vinjwa.<br />

UKUPHILA NE-HIV NAMA-ARV<br />

18<br />

Ungayeki manje<br />

Kungani abantu bephazamisa ukwelashwa kwabo ngama-ARV<br />

Nakuba ama-ARV esindisa izimpilo eziningi ningi, abanye abantu bayehluleka<br />

ukuwaphuza njengoba beyalelwe. UThandeka Vinjwa eLusikisiki, uNondumiso Hlwele<br />

no-Elizabeth Mills eKapa baphenya ngokuthi yini abantu ngezinye izikhathi behluleka<br />

ukuphuza imithi yabo.<br />

Isithombe ngu-Samantha Reinders.<br />

Izithuthi<br />

Kaningi abantu kufanele bahambe<br />

amabanga amade ukuya ezindaweni<br />

zosizo lwezempilo eziseduze nabo,<br />

emigwaqeni emibi enemigodi<br />

eminingi. Abanye bahamba la<br />

mabanga amade kakhulu ngoba<br />

akunazithuthi noma zibiza kakhulu.<br />

Imigqa emide<br />

Uma iziguli sezifike ezindaweni zosizo<br />

lwezempilo kaningi babhekana nemigqa<br />

emide. Lokhu kungaqeda amandla<br />

futhi kwenzeka ukuthi kungasebenzeki<br />

ngezinsuku abavakashela ngazo<br />

emtholampilo. Ukuthatha usuku<br />

emsebenzini ukuze uyothola<br />

izidambisigciwane (ARV) nakho<br />

kungaphoqa abantu ukuthi badalule<br />

isimo sabo se-HIV kubaqashi babo.<br />

Ukuphela kwesitoko sama-ARV<br />

Ngezinye izikhathi ukushoda kwemithi<br />

ezindaweni zezempilo kusho ukuthi iziguli<br />

zivele zijikiswe nje. I-<strong>Treatment</strong> <strong>Action</strong><br />

<strong>Campaign</strong> (TAC) ivamise ukuqapha<br />

ukuphela kwezitokwe endaweni<br />

yaseLusikisiki.<br />

“Manje imithi yami angisayiphuzi<br />

kahle ngoba azange ngiwathole<br />

[amaphilisi] enyanga . Ngizowathola<br />

nini futhi? Kuzokwenzekani<br />

ngezinsuku engingezuwaphuza<br />

ngazo?”<br />

(owesifazane one-HIV, eLusikisiki)<br />

Imiphumela emibi<br />

Abanye abantu baba nemiphumela emibi ebangwa ngama-<br />

ARV, ikakhulukza i- stavudine (d4T). Khuluma nodokotela<br />

wakho ngokushintsha uhlobo lwakho lwemithi yokwelashwa,<br />

njengoba imiphumela emibi kaningi ingancishiswa.<br />

“…kimi imiphumela emibi… bekunzima<br />

kimi ngoba kube noshintsho olusheshayo<br />

esimeni sokwakheka komzimba wami,<br />

kanti ngezinye izikhathi bengingawuphuzi<br />

umuthi wami.” (owesifazane one-HIV, eKapa)<br />

Photo by Maureen Sill.<br />

Indlala notshwala<br />

Uma ungakwazi ukukhokhela ukudla noma<br />

isithuthi kunzima kakhulu ukunakekela<br />

ukwelashwa. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu i-TAC<br />

yeseka umqondo weSibonelelo Semali<br />

Esiyisisekelo - imali encane njalo ngenyanga -<br />

kuwo wonke umuntu eNingizimu Afrika.<br />

“Ngezinye izikhathi umuntu akanakho<br />

ukudla okuningi lapho kudingeka ukuthi<br />

aphuze ama-ARV ngoba akwenza ukuthi<br />

ulambe. Nalabo abaphuza utshwala<br />

bavele bakhohlwe.”<br />

(owesifazane one-HIV, eKapa).<br />

Izinsumo kanye nokuba nolwazi olungesilo iqiniso<br />

Kwezinye izindawo abantu bakholwa ukuthi izinyanga zingayelapha<br />

i-HIV. Bayayeka ukuphuza ama-ARV esikhundleni sawo basebenzise<br />

imithi yendabuko, engayicindezeli i-HIV. Abanye bakholwa yizindaba<br />

ezibadukisayo zokuthi ama-ARV akwenza ukuthi usheshe ufe, noma<br />

ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi yelapheke i-HIV ngenkolo.

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