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AIDS Bulletin, 45, 86 Perinatal HIV Clinic, 99
AIDS Virus Research Unit, 45 Barnard, Professor Christiaan, 5
albinism, 31 Becker, Mr Koos, 37
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Group, 70 Beijing Genomics Institute, 112
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit (ADARU), 71 Belgium, 131
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Research Unit Benadé, Dr Spinnie, 82
(ATODTRU), 115, 139, 140 Best Health Technology in the World Award, 124
allopathic medicine, 65 bilharzia, 4, 25
Alma Ata Declaration, 29 bioenergetics. See MRC–UCT Bioenergetics of Exercise
American Journal of Public Health, 42 Research Unit
anaemia, 25, 32 bioinformatics, 75, 112, 130
ANC. See African National Congress biomarkers, 112, 116
Animal Centre (Delft), 51, 59 Biomedical and Research and Innovation Platform, 100,
Anokwuru, Mr Chiredu, 111 120, 123
anti-apartheid action, 8, 47, 51 biomedical instruction, traditional healers, 76
antibiotics, 52, 112, 116 biomedical projects, 105
Antibody Immunity Research Unit, 110, 134 biophysics, medical, 15
anti-tobacco. See also smoking biostatistics, 15
campaign, 71 Biostatistics Research Unit, 139
organizations, 43 Biostatistics Unit, 81, 85
restrictions, 71 Birth to Ten study (1990), 40, 40, 68, 151n30
zeal, 42 Birth to Twenty study, 68
annual report, 11, 86, 97-8, 101, 124 black
Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, 112 employees, 103
Anxiety and Stress Disorders Research Unit, 106 graduates, 55
anxiety disorders, 69 role models and mentors, 57
apartheid, 42, 53, 162n1 social problems, 69
health system, 73 underclasses, 47
ideology, 13 women employees, 103
policy, 15, 29 Black Economic Empowerment, 102
appendicitis, 28 Blose, Ms Ntombi, 116
applied research, 49, 65 blue-sky research, 47, 56
atherosclerosis, 32 character, 20
ARVT. See antiretroviral therapy laboratory research, 29
asbestos, 26, 28 research bodies, 29
asbestosis, 28 Board, MRC, 6, 36, 49-50, 53-4, 57, 62-4, 75, 86-92,
assaults, 45 95-6, 98, 101, 103-4, 136-7
asthma, 75 Bob, Professor Urmilla, 125
ATODRU. See Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs BODRU. See Burden of Disease Research Unit
Research Unit Bongani Mayosi National Health Scholars’ Programme.
Austin, Dr John, 51 See National Health Scholars’ Programme
Australia, 3, 27 bone
AZT, 61, 65 deformities, 25
regeneration, 75
B Bophelo Report, 160n97
bacillus, 112, 116 bosberade, 56
Bantustan bowel behaviour, 29
governments, 24 boycotts, 51
homeland, 23 Brand, Ms Jeannette, 117
Baragwanath Hospital (now Chris Hani Baragwanath Brazil, 3
Hospital), 25, 99, 136 Brink, Professor Andries, 6-7, 7, 8, 9, 12-13, 13, 14-15,
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