About Us

HIGHER HEALTH develops and implements a range of health, wellness and psychosocial services across 420 campus sites and rural, informal and urban settings in all 52 districts across South Africa. With a national office in Centurion, Gauteng, HIGHER HEALTH operates through a network of 70 district-based offices and three regional offices (in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

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On behalf of

the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), HIGHER HEALTH works with Universities South Africa (USAf) and the South African College and Principals Organisation (SACPO).
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Our Achievements

We achieve our goals in partnership with allied government agencies, the private sector, UN and other development agencies and civil society formations.
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Our Focus

HIGHER HEALTH’s broader focus is reflected through the establishment of clinics that deliver primary healthcare services at TVET campuses while strengthening infrastructure for clinical services at universities.

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Broader Focus

Sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), mental health, disability and unplanned pregnancies affect our institutions and warrant prevention, care and support interventions. In addition, while the original programme catered purely to public universities, TVET colleges were brought on board in 2014 and every effort has been made to close the gap between the sub-sectors in terms of health and wellness interventions.

The biggest challenge within the TVET sector was the absence of health support services at our campuses. HIGHER HEALTH’s broader focus is reflected through the establishment of clinics that deliver primary healthcare services at TVET campuses while strengthening infrastructure for clinical services at universities.

Expansion

Until September 2017, HEAIDS was managed on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training by Universities South Africa (USAf). However, with the inclusion of TVETs, the diversification of funding sources, and the expansion of staff and activities, the establishment of HEAIDS as a standalone non-profit company with a new name, the Higher Education and Training Health, Wellness and Development Centre – or HIGHER HEALTH, for short – came into being.

Our Goals

We achieve our goals in partnership with allied government agencies, the private sector, UN and other development agencies and civil society formations.