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The HSRU research further highlights the growing role of mobile-health technologies in supporting
healthcare delivery.

The collaborating group between the SAMRC and The George Institute for Global Health.

Capacity-development initiatives within the sexual trust, encouraged active youth participation in
and reproductive health programme focused on research design, and contributed to the development
strengthening both the research team and broader of equitable, youth- and person-centred health
community engagement through workshops, interventions that prioritise confidentiality, inclusivity
stakeholder meetings and Youth Advisory Group and accessible care for all genders.
sessions involving adolescents and youth, parents,
teachers, nurses and community leaders. These During 2025, the E2D Collaboration, a partnership
initiatives promoted inclusive participation and between the National Department of Health (NDoH),
shared decision-making. the SAMRC and Stellenbosch University, was
launched. The initiative embeds capacity-building
Community-engagement activities, including a through learning-by-doing approaches and sustained
locally conducted radio interview on the Newcastle relationship-building among partners and national
community radio station in the local language, stakeholders. It has developed a training strategy and
enhanced public awareness of youth health issues delivered evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM)
and supported culturally relevant communication. training to NDoH committee members, researchers,
Collectively, these efforts strengthened community students and health professionals.

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