Projects Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation

archbishop desmond tutu gets hiv test on desmond tutu hiv foundation s tutu tester, mobile test unit brings healthcare right doorstep

the dthf s projects include support programs hiv positive youth, distance-learning training manuals , education, clinical support hiv positive counselors, outreach vulnerable groups such men have sex men, holistic youth services including youth center building in masiphumelele, women’s health services, children’s anti-retroviral clinic, , 2 colorful mobile hiv testing units called tutu testers. dthf has set adult , youth community advisory boards assist in building relationships communities , increasing understanding of studies dthf undertakes sites.

the desmond tutu hiv foundation head office @ faculty of health sciences, university of cape town. our outreach sites in gugulethu, crossroads, nyanga, khayelitsha , masiphumelele.

the foundation organized south african participantion iprex study, clinical trial testing effects of truvada, pre-exposure prophylaxis hiv infection. iprex study recruited participants 6 countries— brazil, ecuador, peru, south africa, thailand , united states — partnering desmond tutu hiv foundation recruitment in south africa.