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Understanding Science - Videos

To address the need for trustworthy and scientifically based information focused on providing a basic understanding of science, HANC responded by creating an ad-hoc work group to develop videos on several important topics.

Below, you'll find videos and links to additional information that aim to make understanding science and clinical research easier.

View the videos and resources on the HANC website.

A point prevalence survey of paediatric antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in three academic hospitals in South Africa

In South Africa, a high HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevalent low-middle income country (LMIC) with a significant COVID-19 burden, antimicrobial usage for paediatric community-acquired infections (CAI) and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are largely unknown.

This study aimed to provide antibiotic and antifungal point prevalence estimates for the treatment of CAI and HAI, or for prophylaxis, in the setting of academic hospitals in South Africa.

Resource Materials

Changing the Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis Guidelines for HIV Exposed-Uninfected Infants

The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend that all HIV-exposed infants, including HIV-exposed uninfected infants (HEUs), born to HIV positive mothers receive co-trimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis, commencing at 4–6 weeks of age and continued until HIV infection can be excluded. This guideline was based on efficacy data from a single trial studying antiretroviral-naïve, HIV positive children who were protected from Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) by CTX (Chintu et al., 2004).

The Mphatlalatsane Initiative - Evaluation report 1: history, implementation contexts and processes until early March 2020

This is the first Objective 4 evaluation report to the Mphatlalatsane Project Management Committee (PMC), that reflects on the Mphatlalatsane milestones, and the contexts and processes that shaped its implementation since its earliest antecedents up to the beginning of March 2020.

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