Media Invitation
RTI International and the Medical Research Council will be hosting an Open house to discuss HIV Prevention in Western Cape
Members of the Media are invited by the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and RTI International to attend an open house meeting to view and talk to researchers in Parow East, Cape Town on Thursday, 26 August 2010.
RTI in partnership with MRC will be hosting an open house for their new field site that houses two large studies funded by the US National Institutes of Health for community based HIV prevention interventions in the Western Cape.
Dr. Bronwyn Myers from the MRC and Dr. Wendee Wechsberg from the RTI International are the Project Directors. Together with staff members they will be discussing the progress on the Women’s Health Co-operation and the newly established Couples Health Co-op.
Attendees at the event will get to know more about the various studies and will be equipped with skills on how to reduce HIV risks by addressing the role of alcohol and drugs, sexual relationships, gender roles and gender based violence in the country.
| Time: |
12:30 - 14:00 |
| Date: |
August 26, 2010 |
| Venue: |
19 Amsterdam Road |
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Parow East |
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Cape Town |
For more information please contact:
Dr. Bronwyn Myers
Project Director
On 021 938 0350
bmyers@mrc.ac.za
Yolanda Williams
021 938 0888
yolanda.williams@mrc.ac.za
RTI International in South Africa:
RTI South Africa was established in September 2000 to expand RTI’s work in the region and increase linkages with local partners and organizations. Located in Pretoria, the office employs a team of international and South African professionals.
RTI has worked in South Africa since the early 1990s, successfully implementing dozens of projects in local governance, municipal finance, education reform, and health and HIV/AIDS. Since the end of the apartheid era, RTI has been supporting South Africa’s goal of quality education for all, working to improve educational equity and access. RTI has also worked to help municipal governments improve delivery of water, sanitation, electricity, and health services.
South African Medical Research Council:
Our vision
Building a healthy nation through research
Our mission
To improve the nation's health and quality of life through promoting and conducting relevant and responsive health research |
