Tom Lindsay, President of Alere Africa, has signed an agreement to sponsor the Tutu Teen Truck mobile unit (formerly the Tutu Treater). He is seen here with DTHF Youth Centre interns, Ntokoza Stofile, Phutuma Thole and Keziah Quimpe, with Professor Linda-Gail Bekker.
Currently Cape Town is experiencing not only an HIV but also a STI epidemic, especially in adolescents. We have found that adolescents are more likely to access mobile healthcare services than traditional facilities. The unit will provide a youth and adolescent friendly health service in Cape Town’s high HIV incidence communities.
Like the Tutu Tester, the unit is self-contained comprising two counselling rooms and a dispensing cubicle. A team led by a nurse practitioner is currently being recruited. We look forward to seeing the Tutu Teen Truck on the road in August and to deepening our partnership with Alere. Our grateful thanks to Tom Lindsay and the Alere team for their support.
