Press Releases 2025
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has welcomed the announcement by the Global Antibiotic Research &…
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As South Africans head into the festive season and probably spending more time outdoors in the sun, the South African Me…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a landmark multid…
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For the first time in more than half a century, a South African bio-pharmaceutical company is manufacturing a preventati…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has launched Africa’s first DNBSEQ-T7 Sequencer, a powerful machine c…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), in partnership with the Department of Science, Technology and Innova…
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The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) annually awards the ASSAf Science-for-Society Gold Medals to recognise ou…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) welcomes the announcement by the South African Health Products Regula…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) have…
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The implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) will require extensive changes to the South African health system…
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As the world observes World Mental Health Day on Friday, 10 October, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)…
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In a bold and strategic move to ensure the resilience of the South African National Health Research Enterprise, the Sout…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMR…
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A South African study has identified important biological indicators in the blood that can help predict the severity of…
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In a study funded by the SAMRC, researchers have found that more than half of South Africans infected with COVID-19 expe…
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A new study conducted by researchers from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Inkosi Albert Luthuli C…
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Cape Town, South Africa – The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) has been selected as the host organiser for…
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The Gates MRI announced that the M72 Phase 3 trial enrolment target of approximately 20000 participants has been reached…
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The South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Mental Health, Alcohol, Substance Use and Tobacco Research Unit (MA…
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South Africa has yet another reason to celebrate, as one of its own, Professor Rachel Jewkes, an executive scientist at…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) welcomes and supports the announcement by the Minister of Science, Te…
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading infectious disease killer worldwide, with an estimated 1.5 million deaths and 10.6…
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Individuals living near coal-fired power stations face an increased risk of respiratory diseases and premature death, a…
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A large nationwide study led by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has assessed the accuracy of cause-of…
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The BRILLIANT Consortium (BRinging Innovation to cLinical and Laboratory research to end HIV In Africa through New vacc…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) held its 11th scientific merit awards to honour some of the best scie…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has launched a book illustrating its 55-year history of medico-scient…
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Two new studies supported by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have been published by Cape Heart Instit…
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The Disability Data Initiative (DDI) has launched two pioneering databases to address one of the most significant barrie…
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Cape Town, South Africa, January 31, 2025 – The International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) has today publish…
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Cape Town | Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of preventable deaths and disease, accounting for the deaths of…