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Underway this week 📢 the African Population Cohorts Consortium blueprint conference. AHRI's director for population science & SAPRIN director Dr Kobus Herbst presented the blueprint; aims include uniting population cohorts across Africa. More ➡️
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa…
Huge congratulations 🎉 Prof Mosa Moshabela Prof. Mosa Moshabela on your appointment as UCT's 11th vice-chancellor.
All the very best for your tenure!
This has been a difficult year for me health-wise, so I have been quiet here. Being honored by this Dean’s Excellence Award for my research is especially meaningful and encouraging now. Deeply appreciative of my incredible team, collaborators and mentors! Africa Health Research Institute UAB Infectious Diseases Division
Interesting discussions at the ongoing Wellcome Researcher Meetings. Great information sessions and opportunities for new collaborations. Africa Health Research Institute SANTHE Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u
Proud of our amazing team presenting work on #HBV infection in #SouthAfrica : shining light on under-represented populations with data that can change practice. Best oral presentation by Motswedi Anderson for Team EVOLVE 🙌🇿🇦
Africa Health Research Institute The Crick ihpba2024.org/afrvirhec IHPBA
Excited to be at Wellcome attending the 2024 Discovery Research meeting. Africa Health Research Institute SAMRC UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL Division of Infection & Immunity
More scenes from our #InternationalNursesDay celebration today. SA Nursing Council 's Dr Charlotte Langa gave an inspiring keynote, reminding us all that nurses are the backbone of our health system & advocates for community health & wellbeing
Today we (retrospectively) commemorated #InternationalNursesDay and the contribution of all nurses to protecting and saving lives.
Our nurses shine bright; their dedication knows no bounds!
#InternationalNursesDay 2024
Rolling out a big trial to test the new M72 vaccine is a big task. Here’s how researchers from Africa Health Research Institute are doing it. Read more. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…
🥳 We have a new PhD!
Huge congrats to Dr Caroline Chasara! 🎓
A day of celebration for AHRI & The Ndhlovu Lab
University of KZN #UKZNGrad2024
For infectious disease research to have an impact, it must reflect the needs of the communities most affected by diseases.
Experts at Africa Health Research Institute explain how this local context is shaping the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa ⤵️🎥
The fight against HIV requires innovative methods to increase testing uptake & immediate treatment. A preprint from Hae-Young Kim Frank Tanser et al. investigates the effectiveness of conditional financial incentives to increase linkage to care in rural SA ➡️ medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
'Unlocking the potential of telehealth in Africa for HIV: opportunities, challenges, and pathways to equitable healthcare delivery'. New opinion paper from
Diego & AHRI's Dickman Gareta & Thulile Mathenjwa et al in Frontiers ➡️ frontiersin.org/journals/digit… Frank Tanser
A new eLife - the journal reviewed preprint from Dr Kavidha Reddy & Prof Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u investigates the impact of treatment initiation timing on the characteristics of #HIV reservoirs, a major obstacle to eradicating the virus. The study is described as important & timely elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr…
Calling those working in #HBV in #Africa , please help with this important survey. Link to access in English, French, Portuguese:
redcap.pasteur.fr/surveys/?s=KJX…
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Excited to speak at the HIV Prevention Workshop at the Drakensberg, jointly organised by CAPRISA Africa Health Research Institute Ragon Institute HIV Pathogenesis Programme. Thanks for the invitation and for all discussions with colleagues in the field. UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL Division of Infection & Immunity SAMRC Wellcome
An all-AHRI panel The Ndhlovu Lab Prof. Maryam Shahmanesh & Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u speaking on next steps in vaccines &how to implement prevention measures at the HIV Prevention Workshop underway in the Drakensberg 🇿🇦 co-hosted CAPRISA University of KZN HIV Pathogenesis Programme Ragon Institute
📸 Willem Hanekom
