[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

At my site we have never experienced issues with the media, but we have had good coverage from them when we have had our community events.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

At our site we realised that it is not possible for the CAB to represent all the stakeholders in the community, which is why we have identified other stakeholders that we have partnered with. eg We have the District Aids Council and the Local Aids Council. These comprises of all government departments, NGO’s and other stakeholders. We usually engage with these stakeholders quarterly and we meet with the CAB monthly. We then contact individual stakeholders when there is a need to do so. We motivate our stakeholders by attending their meetings and giving presentations to them so that they can be updated about the progress of the study. We also partner with them when having community events. We also distribute educational material to the community. We maintain our relationship with them throughout the trials.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

At our site we realised that it is not possible for the CAB to represent all the stakeholders in the community, which is why we have identified other stakeholders that we have partnered with. eg We have the District Aids Council and the Local Aids Council. These comprises of all government departments, NGO’s and other stakeholders. We usually engage with these stakeholders quarterly and we meet with the CAB monthly. We then contact individual stakeholders when there is a need to do so.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

I think that the most important thing before recruitment should be community assessment, which includes identifying stakeholders in the community. Once this has been done, then stakeholder engagement and community sensitization can be done before recruitment.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

Hi everyone, I find this a bit challenging because we usually receive the protocol when it has been approve and then we review it with the CAB. So, even if the CAB has got some ideas nothing can be done about it.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

Hello everyone, I’m Mirranda Mhlongo from Ladysmith. I work at Qhakaza Mbokodo Research Centre as a Community Liaison Officer. I started working at QM in 2007.

[Nozipho Mirranda Mhlongo]

In my community this has decreased because there is more education on PMTCT by the department of health and other stakeholders. There are more activities taking place in the community.

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