Articles for Francois Venter
Slow motion denialism: Our leaders are allowing the HIV response to collapse
Motsoaledi’s claim that 520k people started HIV treatment is implausible
Analysis | 16 July 2025
Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen
But urgent action can save us
Opinion | 23 April 2025
Our HIV response will collapse without US funding - unless we act urgently
Reassurances that state clinics will pick up the lost services are empty
Analysis | 4 March 2025
Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid
We should not let governments that failed to even count their dead off the hook
By Nathan Geffen and Francois Venter
Analysis | 5 September 2022
Ivermectin and Covid-19: what we still don’t know
At the moment there isn’t enough evidence to justify using the drug for the treatment or prevention of SARS-CoV-2
By Marc Mendelson, Francois Venter and Jeremy Nel
Science | 10 February 2021
Covid-19: Getting the messaging right
If we keep it simple, adherence should be better
By Nathan Geffen and Francois Venter
Opinion | 22 October 2020
Covid-19: Sixteen practical suggestions for easing the lockdown
No one knows with certainty what we should do, but we hope this stimulates public discussion
By Francois Venter, Kathy Mngadi, Nkuli Mashabane, Di Cooper, Nathan Geffen and Samanta Lalla-Edward
Opinion | 21 April 2020
Ten things you probably don’t know about HIV in 2016
The HIV world is used to things moving fast, in a way that most medicine just doesn’t.
By Francois Venter, Polly Clayden, Anele Yawa and Marcus Low
Explainer | 22 February 2016
Fifty Shades of Grey: it makes On Golden Pond look erotic
I bring you an announcement of national, no, international import: I have watched 50 Shades so that you don’t have to. Sensitive souls and family members must stop reading this now.
Francois Venter
News | 19 February 2015