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HST provides free electronic access to over 500 health systems research related reports, publications and papers. Close to 300 of these are publications that have been commissioned and funded by the Trust. Topics include among others district systems development, drug supply management, human resource development, informatics, legislation, finance, environmental health, mental health, lessons learnt, nutrition and sexually transmitted diseases / HIV/AIDS. The main publication of the HST is the annual South African Health Review. From 2005 all HST publications will be available in low resolution only. To explore the range of publications HST offers use the Advanced search to search using a variety of criteria.

The Centre for Health Systems Research & Development (University of the Free State), the Centre for Health Policy (University of the Witwatersrand) and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit (University of Cape Town) organised this Round-table Conference on health systems aspects of antiretroviral access on 22 and 23 October in Bloemfontein.

The Round Table sought to bring together, debate and disseminate current understanding on developments in health systems aspects of HIV in South Africa and, on the basis of this, to make recommendations for future policy and operational research. The intention was to construct a more comprehensive picture of the health systems aspects of ART, which could feed into and support our engagement as universities and researchers with the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and also with the implementation of the National Strategic Plan.