Today is World Mental Health Day, which serves as a day to unite our efforts to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our communities. This year’s focus is on suicide prevention. Despite suicide being preventable, every 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by suicide. Talking about mental health struggles has many positive effects,…
DetailsThe Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation would like to wish our patron Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a very happy 88th birthday. Working under his name and with his legacy has made it easy to approach our work with the compassion and service he has embodied for so long. We thank the Arch for his continued…
Details“HIV is not connected to death, its connected to life and that is what I am doing to the maximum.” We at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation would like to applaud former Wales professional rugby player Gareth Thomas on his decision to reveal his HIV status. After being threatened with the disclosure of his status,…
DetailsNdumiso Madubela, a PhD candidate with the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and the University of Cape Town, presented his findings at the DTHF research meeting. Madubela’s current research focuses on identifying interventions that not only meet the needs of young people, specifically men, but tailored services needed in lower socio-economic communities. More than 30…
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