Kirsten Rowe is a medical doctor from Cape Town, South Africa with a passion for global mental and neurological health. She was recently awarded her doctorate at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom where she studied as a Rhodes scholar. Most of her PhD data was collected at
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Passing of Prof Peter Byass, MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit collaborator and friend
A colleague and a dear friend to many in the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit, Prof Peter Byass sadly passed away unexpectedly on the 16th August 2020 at his home in the UK. We all feel heartsore for his wife, Margaret and their three sons and their families. Not only did Peter work
Week long event on ‘Health and Ageing in Southern Africa: Addressing Inequities over the Life Course’
For a week in the middle of October 2019, researchers from Harvard and Wits, along with many other interested parties, worked head to head, discussing the past and future of the Health and Ageing in Africa: Longitudinal study of an INDEPTH Community in Africa (HAALSI) study. The themes are addressed
Second most downloaded article from JAIDS is on work in the Agincourt HDSS
The 2nd most downloaded article from the Journal of the International AIDS Society [4214 downloads] in 2018 is: Pettifor A, Lippman S, Gottert A, Suchindran CM, Selin A, Peacock D, Maman S, Rebombo D, Twine R, Gómez-Olivé FX, Tollman S, Kahn K, MacPhail C (2018). Community mobilization to modify harmful
Action from the Tsima project
Tsima Community Mobilizers and volunteer Community Action Team members held a “Fun Day” in MP Stream in February 2018 where they provided car washes and conducted HIV testing and education for community members. The Tsima projected ended in July 2018 and we await the outcome of the trial, which was looking
2 masters students graduate from the University of Aberdeen – work nested in the VAPAR project
Paschal Ugwoke and Roosa Marie Savela both graduated recently from the University of Aberdeen. Their work placement projects were nested in the VAPAR study – respectively a narrative on policy and strategy in South Africa on child health and wellbeing, and health impacts and policy regarding alcohol and other drug
Video about the work of the unit
Watch this 5 minute video outlining the work of the unit and how it has confronted complex health challenges in rural South Africa over the past 25 years – you might be in it https://youtu.be/F18QotW8mZs
Verbal Autopsy with Participatory Action Research (VAPAR): Expanding the knowledge base through partnerships for action on health equity VAPAR @ Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research Liverpool 8 – 12 October 2018
Denny Mabetha, Dr Wariri Oghenebrume, Eilidh Cowan and Lisa Thomas all made contributions from VAPAR to the Health Systems Research conference this year (http://healthsystemsresearch.org/hsr2018). The MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit is particularly proud of Denny, our VAPAR Project Coordinator’s contribution: ‘Water is life’: working with communities to develop local knowledge for action to address
DR Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabadula now!
On the 5th July 2018, Cho became Dr Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula. Very well done on graduating Dr Kabadula. His PhD by publication is titled ” Changes in Mortality Patterns and Associated Socioeconomic Differentials in a Rural South African Setting: Findings from Population Surveillance in Agincourt, 1993-2013″. The papers that were published as part of this
Preparations for annual community feedback underway
This fact sheet contains basic population information about people living in the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit HDSS study area using data from the 2016 and 2017 annual update. As part of our annual feedback to the community, each household will receive a sheet like this with information specific to the village in
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