Viewpoints from IAS: Community Aspects of HIV Research
by Marie Theunissen, community advocate in Cape Town, South Africa A cure for HIV has been a hot topic for a while and, prior to the results of the Mississippi baby, expectations of a possible cure has been contemplated by … Read more
7th South African AIDS Conference: AIDS…the beginning of the end or just the end of the beginning?
by Dr Malcolm de Roubaix The beautiful coastal city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) hosted the 7th South African AIDS Conference from 9th to 12th June. Apart from its other attractions, Durban was a fitting host to accommodate the overall theme … Read more
HIV Stakeholder Engagement through Film – perspectives on the production of the movie
In this post we hear from a member of the searcHIV Cape Town Team about the making of a short film for stakeholder engagement focusing on HIV prevention, treatment, and cure. “I Have a Dream… A World Without HIV” – Making … Read more
HIV Cure clinical trials: perspectives from an HIV+ person
By Barbara Kingsley In this post, we hear from Barbara Kingsley, an HIV-positive individual in South Africa, about her experience with HIV and what a cure would mean for her and for South Africa. Barbara works with the Positive Heroes … Read more
Traditional Healers in South African Healthcare
By Malcolm De Roubaix Traditional healers (THs) remain significant in the South African healthcare delivery model. On the one hand, THs form an integral link in traditional African conceptions of community, self, personhood, disease, cure and treatment. THs (isangomas) interact … Read more
Introducing the searcHIV South Africa Site
By Ciara Staunton, BCL, LLM (Public Law), PhD South Africa, dubbed the “Rainbow Nation” by Desmond Tutu is one of the nations worst hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and most in need of a cure for HIV/AIDS. It has the … Read more