The ultimate public health goal in South Africa, and other nations where AIDS continues to spread, is the development of an effective vaccine. That is why Dr. Bruce Walker, director of the Partners AIDS Research Center at the MGH, initiated collaborative research in Africa more than 15 years ago.
“We were getting on airplanes here in Boston, where AIDS is being successfully managed, and landing in South Africa, where the disease is a death sentence,” says Dr. Walker. “We were learning things in Africa, and we felt strongly that we needed to give something back.”
The researchers’ relationship with South Africa has grown tremendously, thanks to the generous philanthropic support of many individuals who have made gifts directly to the MGH, and to the David Brudnoy Fund for AIDS Research at the hospital. |
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