The University of Pretoria (UP) established the Centre for the Study of AIDS (CSA) in 1999 to mainstream HIV/AIDS through all aspects of University's core business activities. Its mission was to understand the complexities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa and to develop effective ways of ensuring that all the students and staff of the University are prepared both professionally and personally to deal with HIV and AIDS as it unfolds in South African society.

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Conference: Imagined Futures V

The Centre for the Study of AIDS (CSA), University of Pretoria in collaboration with the Health and Wellness Centre, University of Botswana will be hosting the fifth Imagined Futures Conference on 28 and 29 September 2010 at the University of Pretoria. This year�s theme is 20/20 Vision: looking to the next decade through our last. It will reflect on a decade of HIV and AIDS programmes at Universities in Southern Africa, and will endeavour to identify priorities for the next decade.

Rolling on and Rolling out - Circumcision and Sexual Health: 2010 and Beyond

Magic AIDS Review 2009

Launch: Balancing Acts AIDS Review 2008

Supporting the response to the HIV epidemic in Eastern and Southern Africa

Research conducted in many parts of the world and especially in Eastern and Southern Africa, has explored and established the relationship between HIV and human rights. Violations of human rights exacerbate the spread of the pandemic. The impact of HIV on individuals, communities, and countries is worsened by the inadequate protection and realisation of human rights. Acknowledging and addressing human rights violations should be a central element of the response to HIV and AIDS.

Free HIV Testing for UP students

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