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  • 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
  • SAMRC Hosts 20th Violence Prevention Forum, Celebrates 9 Years of Impact
    As South Africa observes the annual 16 Days of Activism For No Violence Against Women and Children from 25 November – 10 December under the theme “Towards 30 years of the Beijing declaration and platform for action: unite to end violence against women”,
  • Addressing Heat-Health Risks in South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Sector and Assessing Heat-health Perceptions
    The impact of rising temperatures is increasingly affecting the most vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and those living with disabilities. Unfortunately, these groups often lack access to essential resources and int
  • SAMRC contributes to WHO guidelines on the prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
    A new World Health Organization Guidelines Report has been launched focusing on the prevention and diagnosis of the Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD). Researchers from the South African Medical Research Council contributed to these guidelines, with Prof Liesl Züh
  • South Africa’s Femicide Crisis Persists: New Report Highlights Increase in Intimate Partner Femicide Violence and Declining Convictions
    The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Gender & Health Research Unit has released the results from their fourth national femicide study revealing that South Africa continues to have some of the highest femicide rates in the world. The report
  • Professor Glenda Gray appointed new GARDP board chair
    The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) has announced the appointment of distinguished scientist and leader in the medical research community, Professor Glenda Gray, as the new chair of its board of directors. Gray, well-known as
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Who we are

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.

 

Vision & Mission

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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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…
Guest Lecture
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 eve…
16Days
SAMRC Hosts 20th Violence Prevention Forum, Celebrates 9 Years of Impact
As South Africa observes the annual 16 Days of Activism For No Violence Against Women and Children from 25 November – 10 December…

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The South African Medical Research Council's Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD) invites…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce an open call for proposals…
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The SAMRC is pleased to announce the release of a new funding opportunity by the US National Institu…

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PHASA 2025, 6 - 9 April 2025
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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Health - October 2024

Over 20 Years of Femicide Research in South Africa