Several important decisions on the processes for detection of immune responses to HIV were made at this workshop. Research into the immunology of infectious diseases is very active in South Africa and many members of SAIS are constantly making valuable contributions to this field. Professor S Ress, Department of Medicine, UCT, attended the WHO workshop, by invitation, in Washington DC in May 2000, where he presented his research data on correlates of immune protection in tuberculosis. This need has been recognized because of the difficulties in affording adequate funds for health care and its maintenance. A database, containing information on communicable and non-communicable diseases, is being established.
Rheumatology is another research field.
Dr Y Patel, Department of Medicine, UCT, was honored when he was invited to write a review article together with his collaborators in the UK on Sjorgren s syndrome in February, 2000.