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The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Clinical Trials Unit, is familiar with HIV prevention research through its involvement with the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, especially their vaccine work. HIV is a major problem in South Africa, and more prevention research and options are needed here until we can find a cure for HIV/AIDS. We think it is a good idea to work with local NGOs to provide lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans (LGBT)-sensitivity and education workshops to the general community in order to break down HIV and gay stigma.
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Linda-Gail Bekker, PhD earned her MBChB from the University of Cape Town Medical School. She then completed her DTM specializing in infectious disease at the University of Witwatersrand, her DCH in pediatrics and FCP in medicine at the College of Medicine of South Africa. Linda-Gail went on to obtain her PhD. in immunology at the University of Cape Town and completed her Fogarty Fellowship at Columbia University and Rockefeller University in New York City. Linda-Gail has served as head on the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit at the University of Cape Town and is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Medical Microbiology, and in the Faculty of Health Sciences, both at the University of Cape Town. She is also Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, as well as a board member of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, Institute of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cape Town.
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