Press Releases
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) welcomes and supports the announcement by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, to establish a Working Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding (STI-WG) in response to the abrupt withdrawal of funding by the United States government from key collaborative health research programmes in South Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading infectious disease killer worldwide, with an estimated 1.5 million deaths and 10.6…
Individuals living near coal-fired power stations face an increased risk of respiratory diseases and premature death, a…
A large nationwide study led by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has assessed the accuracy of cause-of…
The BRILLIANT Consortium (BRinging Innovation to cLinical and Laboratory research to end HIV In Africa through New vacc…
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) held its 11th scientific merit awards to honour some of the best scie…
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has launched a book illustrating its 55-year history of medico-scient…
Two new studies supported by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have been published by Cape Heart Instit…
The Disability Data Initiative (DDI) has launched two pioneering databases to address one of the most significant barrie…
Cape Town, South Africa, January 31, 2025 – The International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) has today publish…
Cape Town | Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of preventable deaths and disease, accounting for the deaths of…
A new study sponsored by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) published in the journal PLOS Global Public…
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Gender and Health Research Unit's (GHRU) pivotal research on fem…
The impact of rising temperatures is increasingly affecting the most vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, y…
The South African Medical Research Council Gender & Health Research Unit has released the results from their fourth…
In 2019 alone, suicide claimed over 700,000 lives across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. This mea…
The nominations for the South African Medical Research Council’s Scientific Merit Awards are now open. Please note that…
As Mpox continues to present a significant public health challenge, the South African Medical Research Council stresses…
The nominations for the South African Medical Research Council’s Scientific Merit Awards are set to open on 1 September…
The Grand Challenges Network, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and developmen…
The South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Malaria Research Group (MRG) is set to host the 9th Annual Southern…