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Key Milestones and Achievements infectious diseases, public health and epidemiology,
laboratory sciences, cardiovascular science, clinical
Major highlights from reporting period include a
significant number of local and continental training medicine, (ID, pulmonology and cardiology) and
courses in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging project management and business science (MBA),
that we were able to contribute to. By being able
to provide virtual histology and detail structural Navigating the Impact of US
and functional abnormalities of the myocardium, Executive Orders on Funding
endocardium, pericardium as well as identify vessel
anomalies, and congenital anomalies, CMR is an 4 NIH Grants are under threat, but none have been
indispensable tool in the research of cardiovascular pulled yet. Ntobeko Ntusi: CTAAC and MUTIMA
disease across South and sub-Saharan Africa. Grants. Ntsekhe: PHIZA and IMPI-3 RO1 and U01
Grants.
Building Capacity Through
Training, Mentorship, and Support Research Translation
The research unit has contributed significantly to Through Arts and Science
training, mentorship and postgraduate support. Community engagement has mainly taken the form
There were 31 masters, PhD and post-docs who of roadshows and their related public education and
benefited directly from EMU research projects and engagement activities with organisations such as the
related funding and mentorship support. The areas Heart and Stroke Foundation, and others promoting
of academic training and areas research training World Heart Day, World Diabetes Day, World HIV
span a wide spectrum of disciplines that include, Day and World TB Day through community events.

Prof Ntusi presentation at Dr Stuart Saunders Memorial Lecture.

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