John Wilson Carswell papers

This collection is uncatalogued. The following is an interim description which may change when detailed cataloguing takes place in the future.

Records relating to the establishment and activities of the AIDS Unit in South Africa, 1990-1992. Includes reports and plans relating to the Unit's strategies and activities; education programme campaign materials including the 'First AIDS Kit'; correspondence; subject files; press cuttings and articles relating to the work of the Unit and HIV/AIDS in South Africa; and transcripts of speeches by John Wilson Carswell.

1980s-1990s

2 boxes

Donated to Wellcome in December 2022.

The Aids Unit was set up within the Department of Health (South Africa) c.1988 in response to the developing HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. It aimed to raise awareness and promote preventative measures. John Wilson Carswell, a Scottish physician, was medical advisor to the AIDS Unit. The Unit was closed down and replaced by the National AIDS Programme c.1991.

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Created and collated by Carswell and kept in his care after the Unit was closed in the 1990s.