We are likely to keep being hit by further waves of this virus until at least all adults have immunity.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) recently hosted the first Forgotten Agenda Webinar which focused on the sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young women with disabilities – particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, a Specialist Scientist from the SAMRC’s Health Systems Research Unit (HSRU) was a co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) of a study that highlighted some of the discrepancies and challenges in the implementation and impact of the R350 COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant.

Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers for reimbursements and resource management.

Soon, a large group of top scientific sleuths in SA will add to the global database, presenting the first such information from Africa.