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Copyright – Matthijs Immink/IAS opening ceremony

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Men may have feet of clay- our Arch had a heart of gold.

NewsDecember 31, 2021

  Much has and will be said in the next months, and rightly so, about the late Archbishop…

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The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation sadly mourn the passing of our Patron, the Emeritus Archbishop Tutu

NewsDecember 26, 2021

The executive, Board and team at the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation are deeply saddened by…

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DTHF Mourns the Loss of Dr Scott Hammer

NewsNovember 24, 2021

*Please note, this press release was originally published by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network on 18 November 2021…

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AGILE Covid-19 drug testing platform opens new trial in South Africa

NewsOctober 7, 2021

A new international trial to assess whether high doses of the antiparasitic drug nitazoxanide could help treat patients…

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Goals 4 Girls study: A Participatory Dissemination Workshop

Blog Posts, NewsSeptember 2, 2021

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) and Grassroot Soccer hosted a virtual workshop to jointly disseminate and discuss…

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HVTN 705/Imbokodo HIV Vaccine trial will not continue to next phase in African women

News, Press ReleasesSeptember 1, 2021

The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation greets with great disappointment yesterday’s announcement from Johnson & Johnson and partners that…

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WOMEN’S MONTH 2021: A LOOK AT WOMEN IN HIV

NewsAugust 30, 2021

Women, specifically young women, are the face of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. While women are more…

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Publication: Linda-Gail Bekker—a leader at the service of the world

NewsJune 3, 2021

The following article was originally published in The Lancet, Vol. 21, Issue 6, on 01 June 2021, by…

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HIV Vaccine Quest – Where do we Stand? Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker on M-Net’s Carte Blanche

NewsMay 18, 2021

Today is #HIVVacineAwarenessDay – catch up on the latest in the quest for an HIV vaccine with DTHC…

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“For TB treatment to be effective, consider the male perspective”

NewsMay 5, 2021

This article was originally published on Health-E News on 14 April 2021, by Ndivhuwo Mukwevho.   In South…

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We are deeply saddened by the loss of our patron a We are deeply saddened by the loss of our patron and supporter, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. "The Arch constantly reminded us that we are all God’s children and have value. He reminded us that every act of kindness helped to wipe the tears from God’s face. We will greatly miss his indomitable spirit but every day his memory challenges us to better serve those in need”. - Linda-gail Bekker, DTHF Director Read our full statement at the link in bio.
Starting tomorrow, vaccine registration will offic Starting tomorrow, vaccine registration will officially be open for anyone and everyone over the age of 18! 🥳 #vaccine #covidvacccine #vaccinate #covid19southafrica
Learn how you can help researchers studying possib Learn how you can help researchers studying possible #COVID19 treatment options – see if you or someone you know qualify for our clinical trial: msdcovidresearch.com
"Nurse: just another word to describe a person str "Nurse: just another word to describe a person strong enough to tolerate anything and soft enough to understand anyone."- Unknown
#worldimmunizationweek #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs
Applications are now open for our 2021 Adolescent Applications are now open for our 2021 Adolescent Youth Policy online short course! Don't miss out, apply at our website (link in bio) #adolescentresearch #onlinecourse #hivaids
DTHF join healthcare workers across the area to ge DTHF join healthcare workers across the area to get vaccinated through the collaborative Sisonke Study. February 2021.
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The DTHF is still serving our communities, but we The DTHF is still serving our communities, but we need your help! We have launched an emergency appeal to adapt our services, support our communities and protect our frontline staff serving as essential workers. Our communities need us more than ever. Show your support at the link in our bio.
Precious Garnett's Fact of the Week: Did you know Precious Garnett's Fact of the Week: Did you know you can do your own HIV test at home? Self-testing or home testing is a strategy to try achieve the first 90 of the United Nation’s 90-90-90 goal ( 90% of people infected with HIV knowing they have the virus; 90% of people diagnosed taking treatment; 90% of people taking treatment having a suppressed/controlled virus). In fact, for a limited time, you can get a free HIV test kit through a collaboration between the South African National Department of Health and Unitaid. Order here and get it delivered to your door: https://www.hivselfscreening.co.za/ https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-7122-5
Thanks to @legends_barber for an awesome day! We g Thanks to @legends_barber for an awesome day! We gave over 50 young men free haircuts and HIV tests 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #internationalmensday @abbottglobal
After the success of our last partnership, and to After the success of our last partnership, and to celebrate International Men's Day, the Legends Barbershop mobile unit will once again provide free haircuts to men who test for HIV on the Amajita Tutu Truck. ⠀ See you there on Tuesday! @legends_barber #DTHF #internationalmensday
Katherine Gill's Fact of the Week: The ECHO Study Katherine Gill's Fact of the Week: The ECHO Study found no substantial difference in the risk of HIV infection among women using the contraceptive injection, implant or copper IUD – a positive finding for women using these contraceptive methods. Learn more about this study here: https://buff.ly/2PIPXAY
The amazing Women of Worth team at Philippi last F The amazing Women of Worth team at Philippi last Friday, bringing the energy to support the Bokke!! Maybe their incredible spirit reached the team in Japan and helped secure the win - you never know! 😄 Thanks to our amazing staff for all their energy last week 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Congratulations to the amazing Springbok team!!! S Congratulations to the amazing Springbok team!!! SA is so proud of you 🇿🇦🎉
Emavundleni site in their green & gold for #BokFri Emavundleni site in their green & gold for #BokFriday
DTHF Head Office really brought the energy for #Bo DTHF Head Office really brought the energy for #BokFriday yesterday - Go Bokke!! 🎉 🎉
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    Dr Khosi Kubeka

    Dr Khosi Kubeka is a Senior Lecturer in UCT’s Department of Social Development, having joined the department in 2010 as an AW Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Dr Kubeka represents the interests if the University of Cape Town on the DTHF board. She currently teaches research methods and coordinates all the research programmes in her department. Dr Kubeka’s areas of research and interest lie in Youth Developmental Wellbeing, specifically youth exclusion and inclusion in education, health and the economy, as well as youth contribution to community development.

    Professor Robin Wood - Executive Director

    Professor Robin Wood has had a distinguished career in medicine, both within South Africa and further afield. He is currently the Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.  His first foot on the ladder was as student medical officer at a hospital in Peru, followed by stints in the United Kingdom and later, Zambia. In 1990 he took up a Clinical Fellowship at Stanford University.

    He subsequently served at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town where he became Principal Specialist and Head of Department of Medicine. It was in this setting that he confronted the HIV epidemic leading to the establishment in 2004 of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre within the Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He has A-rated academic status and has influenced health policies within South Africa and abroad. A prolific writer, he has published numerous research papers, articles and several books and is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards.

    Charles Abrahams

    Charles Abrahams practices as a qualified attorney-at-law with specialist experience in business and human rights law, sovereign debt, complex class action litigation, public interest and human rights law, and competition law. He is a senior partner at Abrahams Kiewitz Incorporated. He frequently participates in and is often invited to contribute to domestic and international conferences and seminars.

    In particular, he has participated as an expert consultant in the mandates of Professor John Ruggie, then Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General for Business and Human Rights that led to the adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. He is currently a consultant for the UN, drafting the commentary on the Guiding Principles of Foreign Debt and Human Rights.  Among other accolades and honours, he was Cape Law Society Human Rights Attorney of the Year, 2012.

    Mpho Ndebele

    Mpho Ndebele is a retired professional social worker who has served on various boards, including the Environmental Development Agency, the National Business Initiative, Black Sash, Impumelelo Innovations Awards, Brimstone Investments and Siphumelele Investments. She served as the first Executive Director of the Social Change Assistance Trust, an independent fundraising and grantmaking development agency.  In 2010 she was appointed the first lay-Canon in the Diocese of Cape Town and the first woman and lay-person to be selected as Chancellor of St George’s Cathedral.

    Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe

    Eldest daughter of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond and Mrs Leah Tutu, Thandeka is deeply concerned about public health. She has a Masters degree in Public Health from Emory University, Atlanta, USA. She has served as Research Project Coordinator, Rollings School of Public Health, Emory University; Director, Africa Projects University of California; and Programme Manager, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto. Currently, Thandeka is CEO of Tutudesk – an international organisation based in Johannesburg that promotes a simple plastic table that is changing the lives of learners in under-resourced countries around the world, including South Africa.

    Peter Grant

    Peter Grant joined the University of Cape Town Finance Department in 1983. In 1990 he became the second most senior person within the department until his retirement in 2015. He also took on the responsibilities of acting-Director Finance from time to time. The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has benefitted greatly from his financial expertise.

    Professor Linda-Gail Bekker - Executive Director

    Professor Linda-Gail Bekker is the deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre a research centre within the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town. She is also the chief operating officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and immediate past president of the International AIDS Society. She has had a distinguished career as a professor of medicine and is a principal investigator of numerous groundbreaking studies in the field of HIV and TB.

    Zohra Ebrahim - Chair

    Zohra Ebrahim holds an HDE degree from the University of Cape Town. After two years of teaching, she rose to become the national civic coordinator of the United Democratic Front. She subsequently became the first black female President of the South African Institute of People Management. Zohra’s leadership at company and organisational level is rooted in years of community involvement and institution building. She has a profile that few women in South Africa have attained in the community, business, and political fields. Among her awards are the Lebone Women Achievers 1997, and she was elected as one of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 1998. Her extensive knowledge, skills and experience across both the private and public sector make her an invaluable member of the DTHF team.

    Professor Linda-Gail Bekker MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP (SA), PhD

    “Are you healthy?”   Linda-Gail Bekker believes passionately in the right of every citizen to health and wellbeing. At the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation she has brought together rigorous clinical research with community development.  As an NPO the Foundation is able to raise funds to support outreach projects particularly those engaging youth. With a deep concern for the vulnerability of young people growing up in adverse situations, her vision is to create and sustain a centre of excellence for adolescent health and wellbeing.

    Professor Robin Wood DSc (Med), FR (SA)

    A pioneer in the introduction of treatment and clinical care of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. Robin Wood was a staunch activist for access to antiretroviral therapy when this medication was denied to South Africans. A prolific writer and ardent investigator, his passion is to answer the question, “Why does tuberculosis continue to ravage our communities when the disease is curable and has been brought under control in many urban situations?”