Our Core Goals and Values

Medical Treatment and Care:
To provide appropriate and timely medical treatment and care for those persons infected with HIV/AIDS.

Patient Empowerment and Support: 
To provide patients with individual and group counselling in order to better cope with the stresses and challenges of living with the HIV virus.

Education and Skills Training: 
To offer community members education in the areas of HIV prevention, basic health, and disease management as well as to provide skills development and training opportunities for volunteers. 

Community Outreach:  
To work with affiliated organizations in the surrounding townships so that they may provide much needed care and support to community members affected by HIV/AIDS.  

Our Staff Members

Dr. N.C. Ngumbela (Founding Member, Part-time Doctor and Chairperson)	Dr. L. Mkhize (Founding Member, Full-Time Doctor and Treasurer)
Dr. M. Madlakane (Founding Member, Part time Doctor and Secretary)	Ruth Oliphant (Full-Time Nurse)
Mandisa Tyadi (Full-Time Nurse)	Big King Camshe (Community Liaison Officer)
Viwe Maliti (Youth Program Coordinator and Pharmacy Assistant)	Mpumezi Gadlela (Financial Administrator)
Zandile Nonyukela (Patient Records Clerk)	Katie Didyk (Sustainable Skills Development Support Officer)
Bonisile Geswind (Treatment Adherence Monitor)	Landelwa Mona (Treatment Adherence Monitor)
Nobuntu Nduvana (Treatment Adherence Monitor)	Nobesuthu Ntombana (Treatment Adherence Monitor)
Nombulelo Nyibilikile (Treatment Adherence Monitor)	Ian Postman (Treatment Adherence Monitor)
Tandolwethu Solani (Treatment Adherence Monitor)	Lyndsie Wilson (Support Group Coordinator, American Intern)
Allison Lingenfelter (Centre Support Officer, Canadian Intern)	Beauty Tshimsila (Care Taker)

Ikhwezi Statistics

The following are based on a statistical analysis performed in January 2005 of all Ikhwezi Patients: