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photovoice method, this initiative sheds light on the policy and systems research that promotes equity
day-to-day realities, challenges and needs of low- and transformation. Research is a key pillar in
income women and their disproportionately heavy strengthening health, social care and health
care burdens. systems. At the core of our strategy is advancing
UHC, aligned with the SDGs. UHC recognises the
Additionally, the HSRU has been actively sharing rights of all people to access quality healthcare
its research with researchers, citizens and policy services where and when they require them without
makers at national and international conferences. financial hardship. UHC cannot be achieved without
Nokwanda Sithole was awarded a Young commitment towards and enhancement of primary
Investigators Scholarship to attend the 12th health care (PHC). Our research focus is therefore
International AIDS Society Conference on HIV within PHC. Our strength is our expertise in high-
Science. Stanley Carries, who received a EuroQol
Early Career conference scholarship, and Dr Darshini priority content areas such as newborn, maternal
and child health and nutrition, adolescent and young
Govindasamy, participated at the 15th IHEA World
Congress in Health Economics. Audrey Moyo, a people's health. We conduct our research using a
funded PhD student, was awarded best poster at the range of research and advocacy methods relevant
South African Association for Child and Adolescent for health policy and systems research including
Psychiatry and Allied Professions Congress. health economics analyses, social-policy research,
evidence synthesis to inform policy questions,
In celebration of 30 years of programme evaluations, and complex intervention
democracy in South Africa design and implementation. By conducting research
that is transformative, equity-oriented and takes
The HSRU's has a vision of building stronger African science leadership forward, we ensure that
health and social-care systems in South Africa, we align with global health priorities to impact
Africa and globally through collaborative health- people's health and well-being.

A learning session for the STAR project in KZN. Global evidence Local Adaption Project GELA 9.

N Sithole awarded young investigators HERStory3 study team with SAMRC
scholarship – July 2023. Research support.

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