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G EN ER A L I N F O R M A T I O N

NO. TITLE NAME OF PI SAMRC UNIT

4 An investigation into improving screening, Vundli Ramokolo HIV and Other
prevention, management, and control of maternal Infectious Diseases
multimorbidity in South Africa and India Research Unit

5 Formative work for the design of South Africa’s Darshini Health Systems
first health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) adult Govindasamy*/ Research Unit
valuation study Stanley Carries/
Donela Besada

6 Piloting the functionality of the African Network Cindy George Non-communicable
for Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology: Diseases Research
The CKD-Africa Collaboration Unit

7 ENGAGE-WC: Empowering Non-fatal injury-data Megan Prinsloo Burden of Disease
Governance, Analysis and Grassroots Engagement Research Unit
in the Western Cape

* Dr Govindasamy resigned from SAMRC in 2025

Global Forum on Bioethics South Africa admitted to the
in Research (GFBR) International Human Frontier

The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) Science Programme Organization
hosted its annual Global Forum in Kuala Lumpur, The Human Frontier Science Programme
Malaysia from 19 – 20 November 2024. The focus Organization (HFSPO), the National Research
of the 2024 Forum was on ‘Ethical issues arising Foundation of South Africa (NRF), and the SAMRC
in research into health and climate change’. entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
The GFBR, with its Secretariat hosted by WHO, (MoU) back in 2023. The SAMRC and the NRF serve
is supported by several international research as joint institutional members. South Africa is the
funders, including the Wellcome Trust, UK Medical 16th country to be admitted, and the only country
Research Council, the U.S. National Institutes of from Africa.
Health and the SAMRC. The Forum serves as a
global platform for debate on ethical issues in This membership underscores the value that South
international health research bringing together Africa places on supporting fundamental research
research ethics experts, researchers, policy makers, in the understanding of complex mechanisms in the
and community members from developing and life sciences to advance industry, health, and human
developed countries. Participants are selected on a well-being. As a member, South Africa works closely
competitive basis, based on structured submissions with other HFSP members to support innovative
requiring a motivated account of each applicant’s basic research; apply novel and interdisciplinary
engagement. approaches; and enable scientific exchanges across
national and disciplinary boundaries to address
fundamental biological problems.

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