Ukumelana Nemithi - Treatment Action Campaign
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 />
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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.