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3. – Time period that has not yet occurred.
1. – Condition of carrying a developing fetus.
3. Time period that has not yet occurred. 1. Condition of carrying a developing fetus. 15. Prevention
7. – Organ responsible for thought, memory,
2. – Moving forward or making progress.
7. Organ responsible for thought, memory, and decision-making. 2. Moving forward or making progress. 14.Clinic 13.Innovation
and decision-making.
10. Systematic investigation to establish facts or new knowledge. 4. Related to motherhood or childbirth. 12.Cannabis 11. Life
4. – Related to motherhood or childbirth.
10. – Systematic investigation to establish
12. Plant often used for medicinal or recreational purposes. 5. South African organisation conducting scientific and medical 10.Research 9. Health
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facts or new knowledge.
13. The act of introducing new ideas, methods, or technologies. research (abbrev.). 8. School 7. Brain
scientific and medical research (abbrev.).
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14. Medical facility offering outpatient care. 6. Person between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. 6. Teenager
6. – Person between the ages of thirteen and
recreational purposes.
15. Action taken to stop something harmful before it happens. 8. Place where teaching and learning take place. 5. SAMRC 4. Maternity
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13. – The act of introducing new ideas, 9. State of physical and mental well-being. 3. Future 2. Advancing
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methods, or technologies. 11. Existence characterized by growth and biological processes. 1. Pregnancy
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14. – Medical facility offering outpatient care.
9. – State of physical and mental well-being.
15. – Action taken to stop something harmful
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biological processes.
The SAMRC was established based information to inform health research capacity in Building a healthy nation To advance the nation’s health
in 1969 and is dedicated health policy and practice and South Africa. Through Self- through research, innovation and quality of life and address
to improving the health improve the quality and health Initiated Research (SIR) and transformation. inequality by conducting and
of people in South Africa, status of people in South grants, the Mid-Career funding relevant and responsive
through research, innovation, Africa. We are the largest local Scientist programme, the
development, and technology funder of health research, Bongani Mayosi National health research, capacity
transfer. The scope of medical diagnostics, medical Health Scholars Programme, development, innovation, and
research includes laboratory devices, and therapeutics. and other programmes research translation.
investigations, clinical We are pioneers in cutting and platforms, the SAMRC
research, and public health edge medical innovations will continue to address Follow us on Social Media
studies. We conduct research focusing on genomic research, gender, racial, institutional,
on South Africa’s quadruple the development of novel and geographic parity, and
burden of disease: maternal, treatment regimens, vaccine strengthen our capacity to
newborn and child health, development, diagnostic tools, flourish in the 21st century. As
HIV/AIDS and TB, non- and developing new drugs a custodian of health research, @SAMRC.ZA @MRCza South African
communicable diseases, and and devices. Transformation the SAMRC is building a Medical Research
interpersonal violence. Our remains an integral part healthy nation through Council
work is to acquire evidence- of building sustainable research and innovation.

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