J Lombaard
Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa• Founded in 2005, JOSHA Research is situated in the central business district of Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein has an excellent infrastructure, 2 universities, good road network and an international airport. Major hotels within walking distance. Large shopping malls. • Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province in central South-Africa. • National HIV statistics: 30.2% • Local statistics • Site specific HIV data: – HIV prevalence approximately 21.2% –HIV incidence of 5.5/100 per year (Feldblum P, Latka M, Lombaard J, et al. HIV incidence and prevalence among cohorts of women with higher risk behaviour in Bloemfontein and Rustenburg, South Africa: a prospective study) – TB rates in HIV negative adults: 12.75%