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  • SAMRC to honour leading health researchers at its 11th Scientific Merit Awards
    On 20 February 2025, The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) will, on Thursday 20 February 2025, host its 11th Scientific Merit Awards to celebrate some of the finest scientific minds in health research. These prestigious awards, regarded as the
  • Disability Data Initiative (DDI) Launches Comprehensive Dataset to Advance Disability Rights
    The Disability Data Initiative (DDI) has launched two pioneering databases to address one of the most significant barriers to disability inclusion: the lack of reliable, disaggregated data. This initiative, led by Fordham University in collaboration with the S
  • The world remains unprepared for another global pandemic, despite national bright spots, as the 4th Implementation Report of the 100 Days Mission is launched in Cape Town
    Latest 100 Days Mission Implementation Report shows the world remains unprepared for another global pandemic, five years after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declaration. The 2024 100DM Scorecard reveals limited prog
  • New scoping review shows SAMRC’s role in advancing tobacco control research in South Africa
    Cape Town | Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of preventable deaths and disease, accounting for the deaths of approximately 8 million people annually across the world. South Africa (SA) is one of the leading countries in tobacco control research in t
  • South African Study Confirms Safety and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Booster for Healthcare Workers
    A new study sponsored by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health has provided encouraging results on the safety and effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine booster among healthcare workers, including th
  • SAMRC Gender and Health Research Unit Report Featured in UN Global Femicide Study
    The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Gender and Health Research Unit's (GHRU) pivotal research on femicide has been prominently featured in the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) latest annual report, Femicides in 2023 - Global
  • SAMRC President and CEO hosts lecture on Diabetes-couples self-management intervention in SA
    On the 20th of November, SAMRC President and CEO, Prof Ntobeko Ntusi hosted a lecture at the Medicina campus in Cape Town. The event was opened by Prof Ntusi, who welcomed and introduced the speaker, Prof Nuala McGrath who presented “Diabetes Together: a cou
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The SAMRC was established in 1969 and is dedicated to improving the health of people in South Africa, through research, innovation, development, and technology transfer. The scope of research includes laboratory investigations, clinical research, and public health studies.

 

We conduct research on South Africa’s quadruple burden of disease: maternal, newborn and child health, HIV/AIDS and TB, non-communicable diseases, and interpersonal violence. Our work is to acquire evidence-based information to inform health policy and practice and improve the quality and health status of people in South Africa.

 

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Building a healthy nation through research, innovation and transformation

To advance the nation’s health and quality of life and address inequity by conducting and funding relevant and responsive health research, capacity development, innovation and research translation

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Disability Data Initiative (DDI) Launches Comprehensive Dataset to Advance Disability Rights
The Disability Data Initiative (DDI) has launched two pioneering databases to address one of the most significant barriers to disa…
The world remains unprepared for another global pandemic, despite national bright spots, as the 4th Implementation Report of the 100 Days Mission is launched in Cape Town
Latest 100 Days Mission Implementation Report shows the world remains unprepared for another global pandemic, five years after t…
New scoping review shows SAMRC’s role in advancing tobacco control research in South Africa
Cape Town | Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of preventable deaths and disease, accounting for the deaths of approximat…

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The European Partnership for Personalised Medicine, EP PerMed, supported by the European Union under…
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11th SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards
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Webinar: Health system factors influencing the prevention and treatment of rheumatic heart disease in nine African countries: Cameroon, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
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Webinar: Climate Change and Human Health
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SAMRC UHC/NHI Webinar: Re-Imagining Sexual and Reproductive Health services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
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PHASA 2025, 6 - 9 April 2025
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5th Cochrane Africa Indaba 2025
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SA AIDS 2025 conference
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Over 20 Years of Femicide Research in South Africa