Strategic Partnerships

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is run in association with the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine. The Foundation operates community sites in greater Cape Town's Nyanga, Masiphumelele, Emavundleni and Groote Schuur districts.

Fusing a unique combination of academic expertise and social activism, the Foundation is involved in a number of initiatives including:

• The provision of antiretroviral therapy
• Operating a free mobile HIV testing unit
• Studies into adherence strategies, adherence monitoring, and HIV's interaction with tuberculosis
• The training and guidance of healthcare professionals
• Preparing communities for HIV vaccine clinical trials
• Providing adolescent HIV prevention and improving women's health

All of the Foundation's activities are underpinned by research and evaluation. They aim to impact policy and practice both nationally and internationally through relevant research, peer-reviewed publications, and feedback to government, civil society, and the community at large.