Useful Information about HIV and Aids
The following websites have been recommended as being useful and reliable.
Southern African sites
Treatment Action Campaign
(click on the 'learn about HIV icon' and follow to treatment literacy)
Khomanani (includes information in isiXhosa)
AIDS Foundation South Africa
SAFAIDS(Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service)
AIDS Consortium – A human right organization
International sites
Aidsmap: information for people living and working with HIV(all the latest science and the basics in simple english)
The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
The Treatment Action group – an independent AIDS Research and Policy think tank
UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
World Health Organization and HIV/AIDS
Project Inform – information, inspiration and advocacy for people living with hiv/aids
These sites were recommended by Carla Tsampiras, Rhodes History lecturer specializing in Health issues, and TAC member, and by Lesley Odendaal, TB/HIV Policy Researcher
A more extensive list of recommended sites can also be found on the HEAIDS website, www.heaids.org.za, under Useful Links.
