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Read the latest edition of MRC News |
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A report on the Causes of Death and Premature Mortality in Cape Town from 2001-2006 has been released, with specific interests around the mortality of: HIV/AIDS; injury-related ones; those due to non-communicable diseases (diabetes, lung cancer, stroke and ischaemic heart disease); and children. (5 December 2008) |
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South African developed HIV vaccines begin testing in the US and SA (28 November 2008) |
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Read more about the 9th Annual Report of the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS) (5 November 2008)
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Exposure to mercury in communities living alongside the Inanda Dam. (28 October 2008) |
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Read more about the latest findings on the high incidence of strangulation deaths among Cape Town women. The risk of women being strangled is higher there than in any other city in South Africa. (25 October 2008, afrol News)
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Warning labels on alcoholic drinks soon law (25 Otober 2008, Weekend Post) |
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Mental illness is reaching frightening proportions, experts warn. Read more about the high ranking of neuropsychiatric conditions on the South African diseases burden. (26 October 2008, Cape Argus) |
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Study reveals extent of strangulation problem in South Africa (Cape Town, 20 October 2008) |
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Top honours for Medical Research Council President (Cape Town, 19 October 2008) |
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AIDS Vaccine 2008 Conference to Renew Focus on Global Collaboration (Cape Town 13-16 October 2008) |
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Heroin use among youth 'on the rise' (Published on the web by Cape Argus on October 3, 2008)
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Aids research body loses state funding of R30m. (Published on the web by Pretoria News on October 5, 2008) |
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Urgent need for research for validation of African traditional medicine (Issued by: Department of Health on
23 September 2008) |
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Circles can help children survive (Published on IOL on 2008-09-25; article originally published in The Cape Times on 25/09/ 2008)
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The SA Medical Research Council (MRC) and its global partner Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International has released a new policy brief entitled: ‘Drugs, Sex, and Gender-Based Violence: The Intersection of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with Vulnerable Women in South Africa - Forging a Multilevel Collaborative Response’. (September 2008) (pdf format, 212 kb) |
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The SA Medical Research Council (MRC) and its global partner Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International has released a new policy brief entitled: ‘Drugs, Sex, and Gender-Based Violence: The Intersection of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with Vulnerable Women in South Africa - Forging a Multilevel Collaborative Response’ (September 2008) (pdf format, 212kb). |
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Rapid Diagnosis of MDR-TB (1 July 2008) |
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Members of the media are invited to attend the special announcement from the Minister of Health, the SA MRC, the NHLS and FIND Diagnostics on the first ever major breakthrough for TB in over 50 years this afternoon at the Durban ICC, Upper Level, Room 21 from 15:00 to 15:50 (1 July 2008) |
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Comprehensive TB-HIV care programme gains momentum -‘THAT’S IT’ launches in Eastern & Western Cape (28 May 2008) |
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Announcement: Minister of Health appoints New MRC Board (20 February 2008) |
