Professors Stephen Tollman and Kathleen Kahn will be giving the 2022 Prestigious Research Lecture at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits University. Their talk is titled, “From Transition to Transformation: Restoring the dream of ‘health for all’ using community-oriented evidence”. Please RSVP Nomfundo Sibiya at Nomfundo.Sibiya@wits.ac.za and join us on 29 August
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The MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit leads multinational Excess Mortality initiative
It’s been just over 2 years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization. As of 12 April 2022, the global number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths was over 6,2 million. Despite high levels of reported deaths, at least in countries with functioning civil
Kudos, Ryan, on receiving the Charles Kyeyune Memorial Prize!
The MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit heartily congratulates Dr Ryan Wagner on receiving the Dr Charles Kyeyune Memorial Prize at Wits University’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ 2022 Awards Ceremony on 20 April. Ryan, who recently completed his MBBCH degree at Wits University, received this award for displaying leadership, commitment, caring for patients,
The MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit deepens collaboration with DIMAMO
The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) was delighted to host a team from DIMAMO from 23 – 24 February. Like the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit, DIMAMO is also a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS); it is based in Limpopo Province and affiliated with the University
Congratulations Kathy! 2020 Alumni Award, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently announced Kathleen Kahn as a recipient of the 2020 Alumni Award of Merit. Kathy, who received her Masters in Public Health from Harvard in 1988, was recognized for her outstanding career and contributions in public health in South Africa and abroad
Passing of Prof Peter Byass, Agincourt 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
SAPRIN WINS NSTF-SOUTH32 ‘DATA FOR RESEARCH’ AWARD
The South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) has won the prestigious 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) ‘Data for Research’ Award. SAPRIN Director Dr Kobus Herbst, from Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), and co-Director Professor Mark Collinson, from the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit
PROTECTING THE RURAL FRONTLINE
When South Africa’s strict lockdown began on 27 March 2020, COVID-19 had reached nearly every country and the world faced a shortage of personal protective equipment. Netcare 911 issued a call to the 3D printing community to produce head rings for face shields used by the healthcare sector. A cross
MANDELA DAY 2020
Given the need for adhering to COVID-19 regulations, the indunas in our villages are having to ensure that people have access to sanitizer and hand washing facilities at funerals. Public Engagement Officer, Simon Khoza, decided that a meaningful contribution for Mandela Day would be to provide the induna of each
DR ARMSTRONG DZOMBA GETS HIS PhD – HALALA
Dr Armstrong Dzomba, one of the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit’s current post-doctoral fellows, obtained his PhD from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal on his thesis “The effects of mobility on HIV risk acquisition in South Africa.” His published findings have described the effect of ART scale-up and female migration intensity on