Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $60 Million to South Africa Institute for AIDS, TB Research

South Africa has more residents infected with HIV than any other nation in the world. In KwaZulu-Natal province — home to more than 10 million people — as much as 40 percent of the population may be HIV-positive.

"This initiative adds a new dimension to HHMI's commitment to international research," said HHMI president Thomas R. Cech. "Our cross-Atlantic partnership reflects a shared view that direct and substantial investment in basic, clinical, and translational research in the heart of the pandemics of HIV and TB will yield significant discoveries that will alleviate the human suffering caused by these diseases."