Work on HIV and health in the past fifteen years includes writing, film and communications management.
A wide range of work includes papers for international NGOs, the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, DFID UK and other agencies and organizations. More...
Side Effects, the story of AIDS in South Africa. Juta Double Storey, 2008. Side Effects asks why this country has one of the worst AIDS epidemics in the world. It finds its answers in many places - the legacy of apartheid and the struggle to overthrow it, as well as the contested politics of the Mbeki 'denialist' era..More...
Other major writing assignments include two extended essays for non-governmental (NGO) organisations:
Mashayabhuque, AIDS hits everyone
Director, Lesley Lawson, Producers Robyn Hofmeyr, Jenny Hunter, Teaching Screens 1996 and 1998.
The film looks at HIV as a development issue. It was created in two versions, one for an NGO audience, with accompanying booklet, and one for broadcast on eTV. More...
Talking about sex, HIV and AIDS
Director Lesley Lawson, Producers Robyn Hofmeyr, Jenny Hunter, Teaching Screens, 1997.
The film was part of an educational series, with accompanying booklets, commissioned by the National Departments of Health and National Department of Education for use in South African schools.
Multimedia work has included editing text for posters and audiovisual programmes by Gideon Mendel.