Burden of Disease Research Unit
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Unit Director
Debbie Bradshaw, MSc, DPhil (Oxon)
She trained as a biostatistician and developed expertise in epidemiology and demography during her career as a researcher. Her main research interests are mortality profiles and health transition.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 9380427
Fax: +27 21 9380310
E-mail: debbie.bradshaw@mrc.ac.za |
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| Scientists |
Jané Joubert, BA Hons (Afr&Dutch), MA (Afr&Dutch), BA Hons (Demography), MA (Demography).
Specialist Scientist
Jané’s interests are in demographic ageing, burden of disease among older persons, and informal caregiving.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0308
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: jane.joubert@mrc.ac.za |
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Nadine Nannan, MSc (Medical Demography)
Senior Scientist
Her interests are in child mortality differentials and inequalities in health.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0426
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: nadine.nannan@mrc.ac.za |
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Pam Groenewald, MB ChB MPH
Specialist Scientist (Part-time)
Her interests are in mortality surveillance and burden of disease.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Cell: 0825330000
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: pamela.groenewald@mrc.ac.za |
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Richard Matzopoulos, BBusSci, MPhil (Epidemiology)
Specialist Scientist
His research interests centre on injury surveillance and prevention.
Contact details
Faculty of Health Sciences, Falmouth Building Rm 4.47, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
Tel:+27 21 4066765
Fax: +27 21 4066163
E-mail: richard.matzopoulos@mrc.ac.za |
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Dr Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), PhD (Pediatrics)
Specialist Scientist
Her current interests are Infectious Disease Epidemiology and HIV incidence modeling.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 9380308
Fax: +27 21 9380310
E-mail: victoria.pillay-vanwyk@mrc.ac.za |
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Ria Laubscher, BCom (Maths)
Senior Scientist (Biostatistics Unit)
Her interests are in mortality profiles, graphical display of data and programming.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0336
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: ria.laubscher@mrc.ac.za |
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Ntuthu Somdyala, MA Development Studies; BCur, Registered Nurse & Midwife
Senior Scientist
Her interests are in cancer surveillance, epidemiology, prevention and control.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0314
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: ntuthu.somdyala@mrc.ac.za |
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Beatrice Nojilana, MPH
Scientist
Burden of disease, with a particular interest in cause of death certification; ACME application. Data coding and analysis, including database management.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0411
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: beatrice.nojilana@mrc.ac.za |
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Megan Prinsloo, N.D. Bio-Medical Technology, MPH
Scientist
Her interests are in surveillance systems, data analysis and epidemiological profiles of violence.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0513
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: megan.prinsloo@mrc.ac.za |
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William Msemburi, BSc (Math, Applied Math, Statistics), BSc Hons (Statistics), MPhil (Demography)
Scientist
His interests are in the development and application of indirect demographic estimation and statistical estimation techniques in health and disease research.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0610
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: william.msemburi@mrc.ac.za |
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Ian Neethling, MSc. (Physiological Sciences)
Research Intern
His interests are in mortality surveillance, infectious disease epidemiology and cost-effectiveness interventions.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0473
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: ian.neethling@mrc.ac.za |
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Nomfuneko Sithole, BSc Hons (Human Physiology)
Research Assistant
Her interests are in cancer surveillance and public health.
Contact details
P O Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: 0219380331
Fax: 0219380310
Email: nomfuneko.sithole@mrc.ac.za |
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Edward Nicol, B.Sc. Hons. (Geography), M. A. (Population Studies)
Research Intern
His research interests include maternal and child health, focusing on monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programme performance, burden of disease, and Health System Research. His career has spanned around researches in maternal and child health especially around the quality of routinely collected data.
Contact details
P O Box 19070 , Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0899
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: Edward.Nicol@mrc.ac.za |
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| Administration/Secretary |
Elize de Kock
Chief Officer
Contact details
P O Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 938-0327
Fax: +27 21 938-0310
E-mail: elize.de.kock@mrc.ac.za |
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