Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
- Donor: US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
In partnership with public and private impact funders, PSI South Africa Health Solutions co-creates a consumer-centered health ecosystem, that results in quality, accessible and sustainable primary health care services.
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PSI SA Health Solutions
36 Glenhove Rd.
Melrose Estate
Johannesburg 2196
South Africa
Phone: + 27-011-484-5320
[email protected]
Techno Link Block G
63 Regency Drive
Route 21 Corporate Park
Irene, South Africa, 0157
Phone: +27-87-809-0087
We work to make it easier for all who live in South Africa to lead healthier lives. PSI SA Health Solutions (previously known as Society for Family Health), an affiliate of Population Services International, is a leading South African not for profit public health organisation.
We take a business approach to improving health and saving lives, by providing real solutions and co-creating with our clients to solve health problems and measure results. We believe Consumer Powered Healthcare offers a faster, more sustainable path towards Universal Health Coverage.
PSI South Africa, a social enterprise that is part of PSI’s network, aims to create a financially sustainable operation that optimizes health impact by developing targeted solutions that increase consumer choice and improve access to quality, affordable health products. PSI South Africa started as a condom business in 2012 and has expanded into pharmaceuticals in 2017. As an enterprise, PSI South Africa’s geographic reach extends beyond South Africa itself to include Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In 2018, PSI SA Health Solutions and PSI South Africa provided 85,287 years of healthy life for clients, including:
105,000
men accessed voluntary medical male circumcision services
543,000
clients reached with HIV self-testing kits
18,000
clients reached with HIV testing services
In response to South Africa’s high HIV prevalence rate, PSI SA Health Solutions works in collaboration with the government to increase access to voluntary medical male circumcision, which decreases the chance of spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, in the communities that it serves. These services are integrated into public health facilities and offered through mobile clinics and partnerships with general practitioners. PSI SA Health Solutions also works with traditional leaders to frame voluntary medical male circumcision as a customary male initiation practice in their communities.
PSI SA Health Solutions works to catalyze the market for HIV self-testing in South Africa. Programming positions self-testing as an innovative approach that allows clients to access testing at their convenience, ultimately increasing access to the services.
HIV testing services like self-testing provide an entry point to treatment and care and are crucial to achieving the UN’s 95-95-95 target—that by 2030, 95% of those who are HIV positive know their status, 95% of those who know their status are on treatment and 95% of those on treatment are virally suppressed. Services focus on engaging the sexual networks of their clients who are HIV positive, which increases the chances of finding people living with HIV who may not be aware of their status.
PSI SA Health Solutions invests in reducing sexual risk by changing behaviors and has deepened this investment with a combination prevention approach to its HIV program delivery. PSI SA Health Solutions has also expanded its cadre of dedicated condom promoters and through this programming has increased its understanding of behavior change communication. Condom promotion is an integral part of PSI SA Health Solutions HIV testing, voluntary medical male circumcision and social and behavior change programs.
PSI South Africa, a social enterprise that is part of the PSI network, has also been selling condoms since its inception in 2012 and aims to create a sustainable business model that develops targeted solutions, increases consumer choice and improves access to quality, affordable health products so that condoms are available to all.
In 2018, PSI SA Health Solutions expanded its behavior change programs into the public school system and in communities. South Africa’s National Strategic Plan for 2017 to 2022 places a focus on primary prevention of both HIV and tuberculosis and on the strengthening of social and behavior change programming. PSI SA Health Solution’s behavior change activities have been part of two major programs, the USAID-funded Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) project, which aims to reduce rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women, and the South African Department of Basic Education’s Sexuality and HIV Prevention Education Activity.
Historically, PSI has always taken an enterprise-style approach to global health challenges, coupling donor funding with marketing, the use of branded products and consumer insights from the private sector. Now, PSI is leveraging this approach in South Africa through the social enterprise, PSI South Africa, to support a healthy market to fulfill donor expectations for more sustainable approaches. PSI South Africa uses sound marketing and business discipline in its social enterprises to ensure the long-term viability of consumer-powered healthcare by balancing the pursuit of social impact and financial self-reliance.
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With overarching commitments to flexibility in our work, and greater wellbeing for our employees, we want to ensure PSI is positioned for success with a global and holistic view of talent. Under our new “work from (almost) anywhere,” or “WFAA” philosophy, we are making the necessary investments to be an employer of record in more than half of U.S. states, and consider the U.S. as one single labor market for salary purposes. Globally, we recognize the need to compete for talent everywhere; we maintain a talent center in Nairobi and a mini-hub in Abidjan. PSI also already works with our Dutch-based European partner, PSI Europe, and we’re creating a virtual talent center in the UK.
PSI is firmly committed to the meaningful engagement of young people in our work. As signatories of the Global Consensus Statement on Meaningful Adolescent & Youth Engagement, PSI affirms that young people have a fundamental right to actively and meaningfully engage in all matters that affect their lives. PSI’s commitments aim to serve and partner with diverse young people from 10-24 years, and we have prioritized ethics and integrity in our approach. Read more about our commitments to the three core principles of respect, justice and Do No Harm in the Commitment to Ethics in Youth-Powered Design. And read more about how we are bringing our words to action in our ICPD+25 commitment, Elevating Youth Voices, Building Youth Skills for Health Design.
PSI works to ensure that its operations and supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking. Read more about this commitment in our policy statement, endorsed by the PSI Board of Directors.
Since 2017, PSI has been a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, a commitment to align strategies and operations with universal principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Read about PSI’s commitment to the UN Global Compact here.
The health of PSI’s consumers is inextricably linked to the health of our planet. That’s why we’ve joined the Climate Accountability in Development as part of our commitment to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Read about our commitment to environmental sustainability.
PSI does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Read our full affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policy here.
PSI is committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment that fosters harmonious, productive working relationships and encourages mutual respect among team members. Read our policy against discrimination and harassment here.
PSI is committed to serving all health consumers with respect, and strives for the highest standards of ethical behavior. PSI is dedicated to complying with the letter and spirit of all laws, regulations and contractual obligations to which it is subject, and to ensuring that all funds with which it is entrusted are used to achieve maximum impact on its programs. PSI provides exceptionally strong financial, operational and program management systems to ensure rigorous internal controls are in place to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse and ensure compliance with the highest standards. Essential to this commitment is protecting the safety and well-being of our program consumers, including the most vulnerable, such as women and children. PSI maintains zero tolerance for child abuse, sexual abuse, or exploitative acts or threats by our employees, consultants, volunteers or anyone associated with the delivery of our programs and services, and takes seriously all complaints of misconduct brought to our attention.
PSI affirms its commitment to diversity and believes that when people feel respected and included they can be more honest, collaborative and successful. We believe that everyone deserves respect and equal treatment regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, cultural background or religious beliefs. Read our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. Plus, we’ve signed the CREED Pledge for Racial and Ethnic Equity. Learn more.
PSI affirms gender equality is a universal human right and the achievement of it is essential to PSI’s mission. Read about our commitment to gender equality here.
From ministries of health to regulatory bodies and purchasers, we partner with private and public sector players to provide seamless health services to consumers – no matter their entry point to care.
Across 40+ countries, we scale digital solutions that make it easier for people to take ownership of their own health, and health systems to use resources efficiently and increase health impact.
We support health systems in shaping the policy and regulatory environment for self-care interventions and ensuring self-care is included as an essential part of healthcare services.
