Press Releases
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Through the South African Medical Research Council’s Grand Challenges South Africa programme, supported by baseline funding allocated from the National Department of Health - South Africa, the SAMRC has committed R6 million to support two early-stage drug discovery research platforms under the Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator (GC ADDA)
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A new research and policy initiative aimed at providing a pathway to reducing the severe health impacts of air pollution…
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South Africa has taken a historic step toward contributing to the development of an HIV vaccine, aimed at HIV vaccine st…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) notes with concern the significant health risks associated with the r…
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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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