Scientists from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) were part of the formulation of two policy briefs aimed at highlighting the importance of physical activity and exercise for Africa’s overall health and wellbeing, during COVID-19 and beyond.
- With nearly 20,000 perinatal deaths in South Africa each year, a locally developed low-cost device has been shown to reduce deaths by 40%, inspiring hope.
- Dr Awelani Mutshembele swaps her red, genuine-leather flats for black gumboots and a full set of personal protective equipment (PPE), including goggles and a hair net.
- The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back
- If research resilience in the time of COVID-19 was a person then that'd be Dr Jenny Coetzee, a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)’s Research Capacity Development (RCD) funded Postdoctoral Fellow at the Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) – one of the close associate organisations of the SAMRC.