Member of our data and scientific teams were at a workshop at Harvard in the first week of June taking our understanding of ageing in Africa forward – click this link to read more https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/2019/06/14/international-researchers-gather-to-strategize-next-steps-after-collection-of-2nd-wave-of-longitudinal-data-on-aging-population-in-south-africa/?fbclid=IwAR2PCWUA_3hkAuBS7N-fO0d26fpd80NJuRZ-CUlx9l8i-kJz9Opyjs0iYXQ
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SAPRIN releases its first population dataset to keep track of people’s health and wellbeing
18 April 2019 | Cape Town | The South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN), together with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), recently released its first population dataset. The dataset monitors the health and wellbeing of people over time to gather new information on the situation of poorer
MRC/Wits Agincourt Unit’s Researchers Awarded by the NRF
Dr Ryan Wagner and Dr Sumaya Mall received Y2 ratings from the NRF. This means that leading national and international scientists agree that they have the potential to establish themselves as independent researchers based on reviewing their performance and the quality of their research. The Y category considers researchers that
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