Since 1992, the Health Systems Trust has contributed to the development of a health system that can meet the needs of all South Africans, including the most disadvantaged. We will continue to work with all stakeholders in order to improve health care, particularly in areas most underserved and in need.

Call for entries: South African Health Review Cover Student Photography Contest
HST
2008-08-05

The Health Systems Trust (HST) is pleased to announce the 2008 South African Health Review Cover Photography Contest.
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HST at the XVII International AIDS Conference
HST
2008-08-05

Schedule of participation of the Health Systems Trust at the XV11 International AIDS Conference 2008. Engagement and presentations by Marion Stevens and Sibongile Mkhize.
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Global AIDS activists gather
Kerry Cullinan, The Mercury
2008-08-05

MORE than 22 000 of the world's key HIV/AIDS scientists, academics and activists descended on Mexico City at the weekend for the start of the International AIDS Conference.
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SA has most living with HIV
Anso Thom, Health-e
2008-08-05

South Africa has the largest number of HIV-positive people in the world with an estimated 5.7 million living with HIV in 2007. This is according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAids) 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic released yesterday which reported that almost 33 million people were now living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, with 25 million people having died of HIV-related causes since the beginning of the epidemic.
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Circumcision gives men an excuse not to use condoms
Mbabane, IRIN
2008-08-05

There is a growing belief among men in Swaziland that circumcision provides complete protection against HIV, a perception that worries non-governmental organisations (NGOs) battling the highest HIV prevalence rate in the world.
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