In celebration of World Aids Day 2019, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) and the Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDRI) in Africa hosted an exhibition highlighting the 2019 theme, “Communities make the Difference”. Photographs were displayed at UCT’s Institute of Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), displaying some of the outreach activities and community…
International Men’s Day- Philippi Village After the success of our last partnership, the Legends Barbarshop mobile unit once again provided free haircuts to men who tested for HIV on the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation’s “Amajita Tutu Truck”. The partnership saw a total of 50 men using the services of the mobile truck aimed at…
The recent arrest and subjection of LGBTQ activists in Uganda to demeaning physical examinations and threats of prosecution is a violation of their human rights and a setback in the concerted campaign to decrease the impact of HIV among key populations in Africa. Human Rights Watch includes Uganda as one of 68 countries worldwide that…
Today is World Mental Health Day, which serves as a day to unite our efforts to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our communities. This year’s focus is on suicide prevention. Despite suicide being preventable, every 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by suicide. Talking about mental health struggles has many positive effects,…
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation would like to wish our patron Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a very happy 88th birthday. Working under his name and with his legacy has made it easy to approach our work with the compassion and service he has embodied for so long. We thank the Arch for his continued…
The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre has a number of PhD candidates, one of whom is Funeka Bango, who recently presented her research proposal at UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences. The title of Bango’s PhD is Economic evaluation of multicomponent interventions within complex systems: Improving the sexual and reproductive health of school going adolescent girls in…
“HIV is not connected to death, its connected to life and that is what I am doing to the maximum.” We at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation would like to applaud former Wales professional rugby player Gareth Thomas on his decision to reveal his HIV status. After being threatened with the disclosure of his status,…
Ndumiso Madubela, a PhD candidate with the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and the University of Cape Town, presented his findings at the DTHF research meeting. Madubela’s current research focuses on identifying interventions that not only meet the needs of young people, specifically men, but tailored services needed in lower socio-economic communities. More than 30…
The South African Health News Service Tutu Truck – Get a haircut after HIV test health-e.org.za/2019/07/17/get-a-haircut-while-testing-for-hiv-at-the-tutu-truck/ July 17, 2019 Some men say they avoid health checks because they’re ‘female-centric and uninviting’. The newly-launched Amajita Tutu Truck seeks to change that. Western Cape – The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has introduced the Amajita Tutu Truck to…
9 July 2019 DTHF celebrates and supports the Finalists put forward for the UNAIDS top position. As Michel Sidibe has stepped down in May as long-time Executive Director of UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), the race has been on to find a suitable replacement. We congratulate the selection committee on selecting four…