While South Africa and the rest of the world continue to make encouraging progress in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of a safe and effective HIV vaccine also remains critical for global health – something the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has not lost sight of.
Hundreds of health leaders and experts meet today to recommend the international community urgently mount stronger evidence-based responses to global health emergencies.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.
The words “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic too” by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have found even more resonance in the recent report released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on misinformation about Covid vaccines.
A close associate scientist of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Professor Bavesh Kana and his team, was among the winners of the 2020/2021 NSTF-South32 Awards which were streamed live from the Awards Gala Dinners held in Cape Town and Johannesburg simultaneously.