It symbolises the importance of rigorous research into these two diseases in Durban, South Africa - a part of the world that feels their devastating effects on a daily basis. The chair is described by Victor Daitz Foundation Managing Trustee, Brian Moshal, as a jewel in the crown of the foundation. It is currently held by Director for UKZN's HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP) and K-RITH Investigator, Professor Thumbi Ndung’u.

"The establishment of the Victor Daitz Chair in TB and HIV strengthens the message of health researchers based at UKZN to a community ravaged by the disease that ‘AIDS can be beaten’. The UKZN College of Health Sciences is proud of the significant contributions its academics have made in HIV/TB research.” Professor Rob Slotow, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the CHS.