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SAMRC STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
HEALTH PROMOTION
RESEARCH
PROGRAMME 1 & DISEASE PREVENTION
PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
To conduct research using a life course • To contribute towards the body of evidence by
approach to healthy lifestyles, early gaining a better understanding of how factors
diagnosis, and cost-effective prevention such as nutrition, physical activity, mental
and management of diseases through health, healthy behaviours, environment and
health promotion. stress factors affect life expectancy.
• To be a leader in scientific research by
contributing to new knowledge in health
UNITS THAT CONSTITUTE THIS PROGRAMME promotion and disease prevention.
• To train and mentor high-quality postgraduate
1. Antimicrobial Resistance and Global
Health Research Unit (ERU) students and postdoctoral fellows who
can compete in the science, health and/
2. Centre for Health Economics and or education sectors locally and abroad to
Decision Science Research Unit (ERU) advance the cause of health promotion and
3. Environment and Health Research Unit (IRU) disease prevention.
• To assist the National Cancer Registry in
4. Hypertension and Cardiovascular
Disease Research Unit (ERU) producing cancer surveillance statistics and
cancer trend reports.
5. Mental Health, Alcohol, Substance Use • To translate research results into health and
and Tobacco Research Unit (IRU)
education policy, the practice of healthcare
6. Microbial Water Quality Monitoring professionals, and the configuration of health
Research Unit (ERU) and education systems.
7. Non-Communicable Diseases Research • To develop interventions that affect and
Unit (IRU) address poor nutrition, lack of physical activity,
excessive alcohol intake, and risky sexual
8. Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders behaviours.
Research Unit (ERU)
• To add to evidence-based interventions that
9. Rural Public Health and Health Transition investigate factors affecting life expectancy.
Research Unit (ERU)
• To train and educate healthcare staff and
10. Violence, Injury and Social Asymmetries community members to manage, control and
Research Unit (ERU) reduce the incidence of non-communicable
diseases.
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