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A new study sponsored by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) published in the journal PLOS Global Public…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Gender and Health Research Unit's (GHRU) pivotal research on fem…
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The impact of rising temperatures is increasingly affecting the most vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, y…
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​The South African Medical Research Council Gender & Health Research Unit has released the results from their fourth…
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In 2019 alone, suicide claimed over 700,000 lives across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. This mea…
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The nominations for the South African Medical Research Council’s Scientific Merit Awards are now open. Please note that…
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As Mpox continues to present a significant public health challenge, the South African Medical Research Council stresses…
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The nominations for the South African Medical Research Council’s Scientific Merit Awards are set to open on 1 September…
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The Grand Challenges Network, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and developmen…
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The South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Malaria Research Group (MRG) is set to host the 9th Annual Southern…
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The South African Medical Research Council, through its five sites under HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Research Unit…
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The Board of the South African Medical Research Council and its staff are excited to welcome Professor Ntobeko Ntusi as…
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South Africa has a well-established Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system, but there are indications that the c…
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The SAMRC’s Vevo F2 facility allows state-of-the-art non-invasive, real-time imaging for preclinical biological and phys…
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The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership is pleased to announce renewed funding from the South African…
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The South African Medical Research Council is addressing concerns over the dissemination of misleading information impac…
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When the world was facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic with global vaccine shortages, a project…
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A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the disease has been presented…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Agreeme…
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On 7 March 2024, the South African Medical Council held its 10th scientific merit awards to honour some of the best scie…
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The SAMRC is pleased to announce that it has awarded a R21 million grant to the South African TB Vaccine Initiative for…
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Cape Town | Professor Debbie Bradshaw from the South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Burden of Disease Resear…
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Cape Town | A new partnership between the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the United Kingdom Research…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi as its…

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