In April 2025, Anova Health Institute launched a strategic partnership with the HCI Foundation, the corporate social investment arm of Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI). The collaboration supports the project “Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Young People in Limpopo Province.”
The initiative focuses on adolescent girls and young women, who remain at especially high risk of HIV. Building on Anova’s technical expertise and HCI’s commitment to social impact, the partnership aims to strengthen youth-friendly HIV prevention services in Polokwane Sub-District, Capricorn District — a youthful hub that is home to the University of Limpopo, two TVET colleges, and several private colleges.
Key activities include deploying youth ambassadors to engage peers, training Department of Health staff to integrate PrEP into routine care and expanding facility- and community-based outreach. With more than 8,200 adolescent girls and young women already initiated on PrEP in Limpopo over the past year, the project is well positioned for rapid scale-up in this high-impact area.
The project marks the beginning of a collaboration with strong potential for growth, enabling Anova and HCI to expand reach and build sustainable impact in HIV prevention for young people.
