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In the 2000s activists across the world campaigned for antiretroviral treatment to be made available to people with HIV. One of the consequences of this was PEPFAR, the United States government’s foreign aid HIV programme. Since 2003 it has saved millions of lives. But now its future is unclear. Photo from the Treatment Action Campaign’s march for HIV treatment in Cape Town on 14 February 2003. (photographer unknown)

CSI & Philanthropy

Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk

Liezl Human 23 Jan 2025

The Top Women Awards celebrates 21 years of gender empowerment! Entries now open

Events & Conferencing

The Top Women Awards celebrates 21 years of gender empowerment! Entries now open

Issued by Topco Media 2 Oct 2024

HIV/AIDS

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

HIV/AIDS

"Change the name. End the stigma": Why it's time to rename HIV

10 May 2023

HIV/AIDS

Call to World Health Organization to rename HIV

2 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. Linda-Gail Bekker, professor of medicine and chief executive officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.

HIV/AIDS

Decades of research make PrEP against HIV a reality for South Africa

25 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation mourns the passing of beloved patron

29 Dec 2021

HIV/AIDS

Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Media

Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

HIV/AIDS

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images

HIV/AIDS

Battles won - and lost - against Aids hold valuable lessons for managing Covid-19

Linda-Gail Bekker 1 Dec 2020

Aids activists lie down in protest in front of parliament in 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.

HIV/AIDS

Aids conference: Covid-19, big breakthroughs and missed targets

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Jul 2020

It’s important for scientists to have the most thorough understanding of HIV. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic

Linda-Gail Bekker 7 Feb 2020

New HIV infections continue to drive the epidemic. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Why ending HIV still rests on a working cure - as well as prevention

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Mar 2019

The WHO recommends testing for HIV every 6 to 12 months. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Overcoming the real - and perceived - barriers to HIV testing

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Nov 2018

Response to HIV needs to change

HIV/AIDS

Response to HIV needs to change

23 Jul 2018

Vaginal ring to prevent HIV on the cards

HIV/AIDS

Vaginal ring to prevent HIV on the cards

16 Mar 2016

Dr Chris Beyrer new president of International AIDS Society

Exhibitions & Events

Dr Chris Beyrer new president of International AIDS Society

25 Jul 2014

SA and EU celebrate S&T partnership

Science

SA and EU celebrate S&T partnership

21 Nov 2013

HIV/AIDS

New HIV/Aids report released by Rand Europe, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

21 Jun 2013

New ideas at 4th National AIDS Conference

HIV/AIDS

New ideas at 4th National AIDS Conference

2 Apr 2009