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South Africa’s Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), Organon and Tiko launched the Girls’ Partnership Platform in Ekurhuleni this week. This national, outcomes-based financing mechanism represents a groundbreaking step forward in expanding adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services across South Africa.
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The upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) should allocate much needed funds to pregnant women and their n…
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Young women living in South African communities reached by the My Journey Programme were twice as likely to have used HI…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce that Prof. Liesl Zühlke, Vice-President: Extra…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has called for the urgent adoption and implementation of an evidence…
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Researchers and safety experts from more than 80 countries and 481 organisations will converge at the Cape Town Internat…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has been awarded a Global Health EDCTP3 Grant for the Sustainable Tra…
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New research from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Psychiatry at the University…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, has b…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), in partnership with the Unit of Viral Evolution and Transmission at…
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Nelson Mandela University is honoured to announce the appointment of Professor Liesl Zühlke as the Honorary Professor li…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) mourns the passing of Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Vice-Chancellor…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are proud to announce that Prof…
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South Africa has made important progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), but the country is not yet winning the…
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Respectful maternity care is a cornerstone of high-quality maternal and newborn health services, yet many women report p…
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South Africa has launched its first national Climate and Health Surveillance platform, available at Climate Health Surve…
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UNESCO and The Fondation L’Oréal and are proud to announce the names of the five international Laureates of the 2026 L’O…
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The SAMRC is injecting $400, 000.00 into South African health and medical research funding to address strategies for sup…
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The World Health Organization has announced updated recommendations for its forthcoming guidelines on the treatment of o…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is making a bold and strategic investment in the future of health in…