New Start

 

New Start is a professional HIV counselling and testing service. At New Start, you will meet with an HIV Counsellor in a private room, learn your HIV status and work with your Counsellor to come up with a plan to stay healthy, whether you test positive or negative.
  • New Start Essentials
  • New Start is anonymous – we won’t ask your name.
  • New Start is confidential – nothing about you will be disclosed to others.
  • New Start is professional – the New Start staff is highly trained.
  • New Start is quick – the entire process takes less than an hour.
  • New Start is affordable – the cost is R25 in town and free at the Mobile Outreach service.
  • New Start is convenient – all New Start centres are open 08:00-18:00 Monday-Friday and 08:00-14:00 on Saturday. No appointment is needed.
  • New Start is mobile – we can bring New Start services on-site to your company, community or religious organization
New Start Bloemfontein
203 Cuthbert’s Building
Maitland Street
Tel: 051 430 9595
E-mail: newstart@dsc.co.za
New Start Cape Town
Tel: 021 425 5843
New Start Durban
Tel: 031 305 6942
New Start Johannesburg
Tel: 011 333-6868
 

Why Should I Go for HIV Counselling and Testing?

Going for HIV counselling and testing allows you to live longer, whether you test negative or positive.
 
If you test negative, your New Start counsellor can help you come up with a plan to stay negative. You are encouraged to discuss your past behaviour which put you at risk for HIV and what you can do in the future to avoid these risks – coming to New Start is an opportunity to get personalized HIV and AIDS information from a trained counsellor in a private and confidential setting. In addition to New Start’s “no-names-taken” policy, all New Start staff have signed an oath of confidentiality which means nothing about you will be disclosed to others.
 
If you test positive, you and your counsellor can come up with a plan for you to remain healthy and live a long and productive life. Your counsellor will discuss with you lifestyle changes that will allow you to stay healthy and refer you to medical and social support services for people with HIV. HIV can be a manageable disease if you learn your status early, seek medical treatment and live a healthy lifestyle.
 
Whether you test positive or negative, the key to staying healthy and living longer is learning your status early. Going together with your spouse or partner to New Start is encouraged; please view couples counselling to learn more about this service.
 

Support Group Schedule

People living with HIV/AIDS will meet on the following Wednesdays from 09:00 – 14:00 at the Mosamaria Centre.
All are welcome.
  • 2 September 2009
  • 16 September 2009
  • 30 September 2009  
  • 14 October 2009
  • 28 October 2009
  • 11 November 2009
  • 25 November 2009
  • 1 December 2009

 

 

  • Share/Bookmark

Donations

How Your Donation Will Help

The Mosamaria Aids Ministry is a registered non profit, community supported organisation that relies on generous donations to fund its many and varied services.

Search