The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), invites ambitious African research fellows to undertake adolescent research in an exciting online, e-fellowship research programme. Applications are open to those involved in a wide range of research disciplines welcome, eg doctors, nurses, counsellors, community engagement staff, etc. Applications can be submitted…
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation condemns the decision of the Trump administration to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a global pandemic that has so far taken the lives of over 500 000 people around the world. As well as placing devastating strain on health systems around the world, the pandemic is also having…
We are excited to announce that we are changing the name of our organisation to the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation. This move represents the widening scope of our work in public health research and community-driven health responses. Our name change acknowledges our expanding expertise that, directly or indirectly, contribute to our fight against HIV. “There…
“These are remarkable times – and defining times – for the global HIV movement and for the world,” International AIDS Society President and AIDS 2020: Virtual International Scientific Chair Anton Pozniak said. “Every conversation we have now sits at the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and a new global reckoning with systemic racism.” The 2020 International…
Some studies have suggested there may be a link between people’s vitamin D levels and COVID-19 outcomes, but leading local experts say there is little evidence to support this.
Experts say the much-anticipated prospect of millions of vials of C-19 vaccine being available in September or October, “highly unlikely”.
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As COVID-19 spreads in South Africa, the communities in which the DTHF works need our services more than ever. Over the last few months, we have focused our attention on developing safe and efficient ways to continue delivering vital health services at scale, while also assisting the Western Cape Department of Health in the provision…
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is deeply saddened to hear that pioneering AIDS activist, Larry Kramer, has passed away at age 84 on Wednesday, 27 May. Kramer was one of the very first activists against AIDS, whose single-minded dedication to the cause helped galvanize innovative and coherent AIDS activism at a time when virtually nothing…
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