“This virus is catchy – we need vaccines urgently”
In an opinion piece originally published in GroundUp, DTHF COO, Linda-Gail Bekker, describes what it has been like…
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DTHF Patron Archbishop Desmond Tutu Receives Human Rights Global Treasure Award
Another recognition of his lifelong dedication to advancing peace and equality, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded the…
DTHF Welcomes Biden’s Pick of Rochelle Walensky to run the U.S. CDC
U.C President elect Joe Biden announced yesterday that he has chosen Dr. Rochelle Walensky, currently chief of infectious…
Publication: Incentives conditioned on tenofovir levels to support PrEP adherence among young South African women: a randomized trial
The following article was originally published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society on 28 November 2020.…
DTHC/F CELEBRATES NEWS THAT LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE PrEP IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING HIV INFECTION IN AFRICAN WOMEN
10 November 2020 – The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation welcome the announcement that another trial…
SA’s latest COVID-19 vaccine trial crucial for future access
*The following press release was published by African Alliance on Monday 09 November 2020. South Africa’s newest…
South African scientists launch trial to test whether MMR vaccine protects front-line health-care workers against COVID-19
Vaccine may strengthen immune response to viral infections, including SARS CoV2 South African scientists from the Universities…
DTHF Mourns the Loss of ‘Berlin Patient’ Timothy Ray Brown
30 September 2020 – The Desmond Tutu Health foundation bids a sad farewell to Timothy Ray Brown today,…
DTHF Welcomes Exciting Milestone in Women’s Prevention as European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion on Monthly Vaginal Ring to Reduce HIV Risk
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation welcomes the positive opinion of the European Medicines Agency on the monthly dapivirine…
2020 Adolescent Youth Health Policy Online Short Course
We are excited to announce we are running the 2020 Adolescent Youth Health Policy Online Short Course The…
A LOOK BACK AT AN EXCITING WEEK AT AIDS 2020: VIRTUAL
The 23rd International AIDS conference took place entirely online this week, for the first time in the conference’s…
Applications Now Open for the 2020 IAVI Fellowship
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), invites ambitious African research fellows…
DTHF Joins Global Health & Human Rights Organisations in Condemning U.S. Withdrawal from WHO
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation condemns the decision of the Trump administration to withdraw from the World Health…
DTHF Board Approves Name Change to the ‘Desmond Tutu Health Foundation’
We are excited to announce that we are changing the name of our organisation to the Desmond Tutu…
AIDS 2020 Virtual Begins with Focus on COVID-19 & the HIV Response
“These are remarkable times – and defining times – for the global HIV movement and for the world,”…
COVID-19: Unpacking the science on vitamin D
Some studies have suggested there may be a link between people’s vitamin D levels and COVID-19 outcomes, but…
Leading virologist warns that C-19 vaccine not likely soon
Experts say the much-anticipated prospect of millions of vials of C-19 vaccine being available in September or October,…
Givengain: DTHF Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Through your financial support, you can make a difference in Siphokhazi’s life and hundreds of youth like her.
HELP THE DTHF PROVIDE ESSENTIAL FOOD VOUCHERS TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
As COVID-19 spreads in South Africa, the communities in which the DTHF works need our services more than…
DTHF Mourns Loss of Pioneering AIDS Activist, Larry Kramer
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is deeply saddened to hear that pioneering AIDS activist, Larry Kramer, has passed…
FREE course – COVID-19: Effective Nursing in Times of Crisis
It is completely free and open for anyone interested in the topic
IAVI and Merck Collaborate to Develop Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2
This vaccine candidate will use the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) technology that is the basis for Merck’s…
Why should you stay fit during COVID-19?
Physical fitness is crucial for both a healthy body and a healthy mind and emotional wellbeing.
What does the WHO say about smoking and COVID-19?
Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, and hypertension.
As people shun clinics, doctors fear a non-Covid-19 death spike
Health workers and NGOs are grappling with how to integrate Covid-19 into other essential health services to avoid…
250 senior academics issue statement to support Prof Glenda Gray and ‘the Principle of Academic Freedom’
Our very own Professor Linda-Gail Bekker also added her support to Prof Gray.
DTHC CELEBRATES NEWS THAT LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE PrEP IS EFFECTIVE FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION IN CISGENDER MEN AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN
18 MAY 2020 – The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announced results from HPTN 083, a global randomized, controlled,…
DTHF’s own Professor Linda-Gail Bekker talks to SABC News
Research is underway in several countries for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, and South Africa is no…
The DTHF Remembers World-renowned HIV scientist, Professor Gita Ramjee
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is deeply saddened by the news of Professor Gita Ramjee’s untimely passing due…
What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic
Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town The discovery of a rare new strain of HIV for the first…
HVTN702 HIV Vaccine Trial Discontinued
The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre greets with great disappointment the news that the Phase 2b/3 HIV vaccine study…
DTHF and CIDRI Africa host World Aids Day exhibition: Communities Make the Difference
In celebration of World Aids Day 2019, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) and the Wellcome Centre for…
The Amajita Tutu Truck and Legends Barbershop give 50 men free haircuts and HIV tests on International Men’s Day
International Men’s Day- Philippi Village After the success of our last partnership, the Legends Barbarshop mobile unit…
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Urges All African Nations to Decriminalize Same-Sex Activity
The recent arrest and subjection of LGBTQ activists in Uganda to demeaning physical examinations and threats of prosecution…
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day, which serves as a day to unite our efforts to improve the…
Happy Birthday Arch!
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation would like to wish our patron Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a very…
Funeka Bango’s PhD Proposal
The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre has a number of PhD candidates, one of whom is Funeka Bango, who…
Welsh rugby icon Gareth Thomas reveals he is living with HIV
“HIV is not connected to death, its connected to life and that is what I am doing to…
Gamification Study Shows Promising Results for Mobile-based ART Adherence Support
Ndumiso Madubela, a PhD candidate with the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and the University of Cape Town,…
Celebrating Mandela Day – DTHF partners with Legends Barbershop
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,…
DTHF celebrates and supports the Finalists put forward for the UNAIDS top position.
9 July 2019 DTHF celebrates and supports the Finalists put forward for the UNAIDS top position. As Michel…
Interview with Ndumiso Madubela
Ndumiso Madubela features in an International AIDS Society publication. A behavioural scientist and PhD candidate, Ndumiso coordinates the…
Women of Worth
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is a non-profit organization working to lessen the impact of the HIV epidemic…
The Rise Economic Strengthening Programme (ESP)
That first job? The excitement of matriculating out of high school can soon become a “what next?”…
Opening of TB Aerobiology Research Centre
We opened a new research facility in Sunnydale, near Masiphumelele, on Wednesday the 20th of February. We have…
Annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture
SAVE the date! Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation along with UCT Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT Institute of…
Reducing the Burden of the Violent Experience
By Linda-Gail Bekker, Deputy Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Women* have many gender-unique experiences. Some of…
Health Check for Human Rights
By Linda-Gail Bekker & Brian Kanyemba Good health is fundamental for a good life. It is the trampoline…
Engage the Epidemic
By Linda-Gail Bekker, Anele Ngqokwe, Sibabale Silo, Akho Mpame, & Khanyiselo Silo 2017 has arrived, and I don’t know…
My HIV Valentine
Valentines Day, as legend has it, originated when St Valentine took it upon himself to secretly help couples…
Be Bold for Change
8 March is International Womens Day and in 2017 the chosen theme is: Be Bold for Change. Women’s…
The Power of One – Poem Collection
On 4th March 2017, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation organised a poetry writing workshop around the theme ‘The…
Unite to End TB: Leave No One Behind
This World TB Day 2017 theme is: Unite to End TB; Leave no one behind. Many people infected…
World Immunization Week 2017 – How do Vaccines Work?
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DHTF) has been researching HIV and providing outreach around Cape Town for over…
HIV Immunisation Trial uses Infusion of Antibodies
To commemorate World Immunisation Week, we are sharing some of our research in HIV immunity trials. The Desmond…
HIV Vaccine Trial is Underway
Vaccines protect us from serious illnesses like mumps, polio and rubella. These diseases, which used to be harmful,…
Tuberculosis Vaccine Research Aims To Outdo BCG
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterium that infects the lungs and can be fatal if left untreated. Therefore,…
5 Common Myths about vaccines
We live in an age of incredible luxury. Many people today have never encountered diseases that were once…
Say "Thank You" to a Nurse
This week is not only National Nurses Week but also Mental Health Awareness Week, ending on Friday 12th…
PrEP: Your Guide To This HIV Prevention Drug
What is PrEP PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It is a daily drug that can be taken by…
Make Way for the Tutu Tester!
With its signature rainbow banner, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation’s mobile fleet (Tutu Tester, Tutu Teen Truck, and…
HIV Treatment is Effective, So Why Do We Need A Cure?
Anti Retrovirals (ARVs) suppresses HIV, so if we have a way to manage HIV, why do we need…
HIV Infection: How HIV Infects the Body
The goal for all infectious diseases is to find a drug that can quickly eradicate the infecting pathogen,…
HIV Remission: What is it?
Whilst there isn’t yet a cure for HIV, the virus can go into ‘remission’. This is where the…
5 Strategies to Cure HIV
Whilst a person living with HIV can suppress the virus with antiretrovirals, there is no cure. A cure…
Stigma Against Sex Work Increases Risk of HIV
HIV infection is not a concern in the workplace, for most people. However, for sex workers, the risk…
Desmond Tutu Award For Hiv Prevention Research And Human Rights
21 November 2018 Desmond Tutu Award For Hiv Prevention Research And Human Rights Desmond Tutu Award for HIV…
#GivePrEPaShot
We want to talk to you! Globally HIV transmission is still a key social problem which needs a…
Commemorating Professor Bongani Mayosi
30 July 2018 Commemorating Professor Bongani Mayosi South Africa has lost a great physician. Professor Bongani Mayosi was an…
IAS-Lancet Commission Report
Lancet Commission Report”This week, we publish a new International AIDS Society (IAS)–Lancet Commission report: Advancing global health and strengthening…
Demand Creation Challenge Winners Announced
The Insight to Impact: Demand Creation Challenge was dedicated to awarding innovative, disruptive, and compelling HIV prevention communications…
Adolescent Youth Health Policy Short Course
We are excited to announce we are running the Adolescent Youth Health Policy Short Course for the SECOND…
HVTN 100 Clinical Trial Findings Advance HIV Vaccine Research and Development
An HIV vaccine regimen tested in an early-phase clinical trial elicited robust immune responses that appeared to be…
Women of Worth graduation
Graduation Day The Zimele project graduated their first group of participants from the Women of Worth programme in…
Introducing the 2018-2019 Tutu PhD Candidate: Tracey Naledi
The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation are delighted to announce the…
17 May 2018: Conversations surrounding International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
On the 17th of May 2018, countries around the world will gather in celebration of the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB).…
Results from innovative tuberculosis vaccine trial show potential for new BCG revaccination strategies and hope for subunit vaccines.
Scientists from the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) based at the University of Cape Town and the…
Measuring Early Treatment Adherence (META) Study: What We Found
The DTHF team at the Gugulethu Research Offices (GRO) under the direction of local Principal Investigator, Assoc Professor…
20,000 Moments Condoms Donated to Women of Worth
Many young South Africans do not know that contraceptives are available. The shipment of more than 20 000 Coral Healthcare…
Apply for the Mark Wainberg Fellowship Opportunity for Clinicians
The Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme: Experts in HIV Service Delivery is a two-year fellowship for five sub-Saharan African…
Butler’s Pizza for World AIDS Day
On December 1st, World AIDS Day 2017, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (Cape Town, South Africa) partnered with Butler’s Pizza.…
Buy Butler’s Pizza and Support the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
This World AIDS Day 2017, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (Cape Town, South Africa) has partnered with Butler’s Pizza…
Teens Trust the Tutu Teen Truck!
The Tutu Teen Truck is a non-traditional health clinic on the back of a truck. This free service…
IAVI Fellowship Grant Applications in Adolescent HIV/TB Research 2018
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) at the University of Cape Town, in partnership with the International AIDS…
Research Trials at Emavundleni
The Emavundleni research centre is a branch of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation that specialises in HIV prevention…
ECHO Study: The Successes and Challenges of Long-Acting Contraception
In developing countries, there will be an estimated 89 million unintended pregnancies this year. Nearly three quarters of these women…
Variables Affecting PrEP Adherence in Black MSM
In South Africa, there are a predicted 800 thousand to 1.8 million men who have sex with men…
IAVI Fellows Research HIV Risk Perception and Hepatitis B
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has a fantastic fellowship program, and two of their fellows have been…
How Do You Do, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation?
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) has an active presence in our local communities in Cape Town. Vuyiseka…
Building an HIV-free generation in Masiphumelele
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has several studies for young women who want to prevent HIV by taking an…
Recognising Gender Violence is Key to Ending HIV
Everyone has heard of the different ways that HIV can spread: unprotected sex, sharing needles and childbirth to…
DTHF Partners with Coral Healthcare
Coral Healthcare (India & Australia) have undertaken to provide their top quality condoms to the DTHF as their…
Women test discrete HIV prevention options
A daily pill, a monthly vaginal ring or an injection every two months: These were the prevention options…
HIV Cure Symposium: Experts Speak on the Elusive Cure for HIV
Key figures leading the fight against HIV discussed the status of the elusive HIV cure. Chaired by Prof…
The Only Man Cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, Speaks
Only one man has ever been cured of HIV. Timothy Ray Brown has been living ten years since…
Dolutegravir Access: Achieved!
At the UN General Assembly meeting Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS, announced that an exciting new pricing…
Pill Fatigue in PrEP is the Biggest Challenge in Fighting HIV in Adolescents
The Plus Pills study, led by Professor Bekker, is a part of a three-part study examining PrEP use…
Busting Myths about PrEP
PrEP is an everyday pill that an HIV negative person can take to prevent getting HIV. Consistent use…
More Prevention Action Needed for MSM – The Sibanye Study
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a population at high risk of HIV infection. In order…
Why do Some Children Struggle to Adhere to HIV Treatment?
This week, we were fortunate to have a visit from Sabine Van Elsland from the Desmond and Leah…
Researchers Present at IAS 2017
The International AIDS Symposium (IAS) Conference 2017 was a wealth of cutting edge research and discussion on HIV…
Reaching Cape Town Men and the World
It was a delight to have a two-for-one research meeting with Ndumiso Madubela and Caroline Reid. Madubela discussed…
Professor Linda-Gail Bekker opens the International AIDS Symposium Conference
The IAS2017 Conference on HIV Science held in Paris in July highlighted the progress made internationally to eradicate…
Apply for the Adolescent Health Training Program
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation invites staff of governmental & non-governmental organizations working at national, provincial & district levels…
Community Sandwiches For Mandela Day
“It is in your hands to make of the world a better place.” This quote by Nelson Mandela…
Second Quarter Newsletter
IAVI #YOUTHTALK Workshop 9th/10th May 2017 For the second year, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) partnered with us to…
Prudence Mabele: A Tribute
Prudence Mabele: Tribute We have lost a champion. Prudence Mabele will always be remembered for being the first…
PEPFAR: Oh what good you have done!
In 1982, the first case of HIV was reported in South Africa. Thereafter the unerring march of AIDS…
Heart disease and living with HIV
HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was: antiretroviral therapy (ARTs) have become so sophisticated that…
How can Circumcision Prevent HIV?
Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) is currently recommended for men living in areas where HIV rates are high and…
Healthcare Providers Respond to Latest HIV Prevention Research
New HIV prevention technologies are researched all the time at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. Often, scientists are…
Closing in on Airborne TB
We were very fortunate to have Professor Robin Wood and Dr Keren Middelkoop, both from the Desmond Tutu…
Medical Male Circumcision Uptake to Prevent HIV
The last research meeting of April was on the subject of medical male circumcision (MMC), hosted by Nathan…
GeneXpert well received by adolescents
The final March research presentation was hosted by Andrea Mendelsohn and Shabaana Osman. Mendelsohn presented the first portion…
22 April: Earth Day & the March for Science
Why is there a March for Science this Saturday? 22 April marks Earth Day and the anniversary of…
March Research Presentations
At the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation’s (DTHF) March research meeting, we had the pleasure of not one, but…
Undetectable HIV is Untransmittable
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) strongly endorses the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) core message: Undetectable HIV is Untransmittable…
DTHF receives the Ubuntu Social Responsibility Award 2017
DTHF received the UBUNTU Award for Social Responsibility at a gala event in Cape Town on 17th February. …
Zimele Project: Launch
Zimele Project: Launch This January, there was a buzz of excitement at Philippi Village as 120 new staff…
HIV Vaccine Trial to be launched in South Africa
HIV Vaccine Trial to be launched in South Africa “We’ve never treated our way out of an epidemic.…
9 Steps to an HIV Prevention Revolution in Resource-Limited Settings
9 Steps: HIV Prevention Revolution in Resource-Limited Settings It’s 3 decades into the war with HIV/AIDS and so…
International Girl-Child Day
International Girl-Child Day Data is the first step to solving a problem. It sets the scene, uncovers the…
Obituary – Steve Lawn
Obituary – Steve Lawn It is with great sadness that we share the news with you that our…
Tuberculosis in Cape Town
Cape Town alone has more TB each year than the US, Canada, UK and Germany put together. Professor…
South Africa: Virtually There, by Bill Gates
If you could shuffle all of the homes in the world like a deck of cards so that…
AIDS conference 2016: Linda-Gail Bekker talks to The Conversation Africa
As the 21st International AIDS Conference wraps up in Durban, South Africa, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, incoming International AIDS…
New co-chair of the Community Working Group for HPTN
Ntando Yola, Education and Community Engagement Manager at the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) has been elected to serve…
Ground-breaking HIV Study Results
Starting antiretroviral treatment early has substantial health benefits for those living with HIV. The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation…
Partnership with Alere Africa
Tom Lindsay, President of Alere Africa, has signed an agreement to sponsor the Tutu Teen Truck mobile unit…
Fighting the Good Fight
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, has been featured in the May 2015 issue of VAX, the Bulletin on AIDS Vaccine…
Launch of Contraceptive Choices Flipchart
The DTHF Family Planning Integration into HIV Care and Treatment Services Project (FPI Project) has launched the Contraceptive…
Professors Robin Wood and Linda–Gail Bekker have won the 2014 Alan Pifer Award
The Alan Pifer Award was granted to them for excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV–related diseases…
Panel Discussions at CROI – Brian Kanyemba
Brian Kanyemba from the DTHF Men’s Division attended the Co-infections, Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections conference in Seattle February…
AGS promotes ‘Health on Wheels’
AGS Movers are platinum sponsors of the annual FIDI international conference to be held in Cape Town 29th March…
EU Commissioner & SA Minister visit CIDRI & the DTHF Youth Centre
On World AIDS Day (December 1st), a high-level delegation from the European Union and European & Developing Countries…
Weber-Parkes Trust Medal
Join us in warmly congratulating our Director, Prof Robin Wood, on his recently being awarded the Weber-Parkes Medal…
IAS Governing Council 2014 – 2016
Prof. Linda-Gail Bekker is new President-Elect of the International AIDS Society The International AIDS Society (IAS) has announced…
In Memoriam of Prof Lange
Prof Lange was based in Amsterdam and was one of the first international colleagues who helped us to…
Children of the Light
Join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the DTHF – Children of the Light On the 7th…
Tutu Tester and Metropolitan
Metropolitan has made a substantial contribution to the Tutu Tester Project. Since its inception, in 2008 the Tutu…
HSRC Report on HIV
“South Africa is currently implementing the largest antiretroviral treatment programme in the world. This is a very positive…
Welcome to Ms Ndebele
Mpho Kathleen Ndebele is a retired professional social worker. She has served on varied boards, including the Environmental…
Desmond Tutu defends gay rights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has condemned Uganda’s proposed law against homosexuality, saying there is no scientific or moral basis…
Tutu Tester in Hout Bay
The DTHF colourful mobile unit, the Tutu Tester is on the road again, this time in Hout Bay.…
Adapt or Fly
Pieter-Dirk Uys is generously giving a charity performance of his new show, Adapt or Fly, to benefit the…
World AIDS Day 2013
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institutue of Infecious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, UCT: The annual tea party given by…
Gogo Pillowcase Project
DTHF staff – you are amazing! There was a fantastic response to provide gifts for Gogos following the…
SA Medical Research Council Flagship award
The MRC is offering funding for high profile medical research projects, known as “Flagship Projects” because of the…
US President Obama visits Youth Centre
The DTHF Youth Centre hosted President Barack Obama on Sunday 30 June 2013. The purpose of the event…
Computerworld Honors Progam Medal
DTHF receives Computerworld Honors Program Medal for World Good. At a gala event in Washington DC, USA on…
Freshlyground honoured by Shared Interest
The DTHF is delighted that the band Freshlyground has been honoured by the US non-profit, Shared Interest, at…
Fixed Dose Combination Pill for HIV treatment
Selected public sector AIDS patients will start to take simplified ARV treatment of just one combination pill a…
Hannan-Crusaid Treatment Centre
Children who are infected with HIV need particular support and encouragement if they are to manage their health.…
EU Commissioner visits Emavundleni
Ms Geoghegan-Quinn, European Union, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, was received by Dr Surita Roux, Director the…
Freshlyground support Sizophila Counsellors
The members of the popular South African band, Freshlyground, have been outstanding supporters of the DTHF over many…