Category: South Africa

The Global Health Legacy of Nelson Mandela

  The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela last week. As His Excellency President Zuma stated, though this was expected, we are still feeling much pain. The world is without question a better place because of Nelson Mandela. He taught us forgiveness, service to others, dignity and integrity, and commitment to justice. His vision for Read More >

Posted on by Thomas Kenyon, MD MPHTags ,

Children Need to Know Their HIV Status Too!

We at the CDC-South Africa office are proud to be associated with the recent release of South Africa’s first national guidelines on counseling and testing children for HIV. Developed by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa with support from CDC-South Africa and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this toolkit fills a Read More >

Posted on by Thato Farirai, CDC-South Africa’s Counseling and Testing Lead1 CommentTags ,