AIDS in South Africa and Africa

Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA) raises the level of understanding and attention to current events in Africa and in International policy and funding with Members of Congress, with the President, with key Administration officials, and in international organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank.

Africa Action provides information and mobilizes public pressure for political, economic and social justice in Africa. They work to change the policies and policy-making processes of U.S. and multinational institutions toward Africa.

African Services Committee provides relief and assistance for diverse ethnic, immigrant and refugee groups in need of HIV/AIDS services, food, housing, medical care, legal services and counseling.

AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), provides general information about AIDS in a South African context and provides a to contribute financial support to various AIDS initiatives.

AIDS Law Project helps South Africans with HIV/AIDS deal with discrimination and gain access to medical treatment. ALP researches the social, legal and human rights issues of AIDS and develops laws, policies and "best practice" recommendations on AIDS.

Balm of Gilead is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with an international mission to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the African Diaspora by building the capacity of faith communities to provide AIDS education and support networks for all people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) raises awareness about mounting debt, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and trade rules that negatively affect Africa.

Redribbon is a comprehensive South African portal on AIDS offering quick links to basic but essential information on AIDS-related topics.

South African AIDS Dissemination Information Service (SAFAIDS) is a regional HIV/AIDS resource based in Zimbabwe, which disseminates HIV/AIDS information in order to promote, inform and support appropriate responses to the epidemic.

South Africa Partners (SA Partners) is a U.S.-based organization which establishes mutually beneficial partnerships between the U.S. and South Africa, and works in the Province of the Eastern Cape to strengthen healthcare delivery systems struggling to meet the demands of a still growing AIDS epidemic.

Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is South Africa 's leading advocacy group campaigning for greater access to treatment for all South Africans by raising public awareness and understanding about issues surrounding the availability, affordability and use of HIV treatments.