Press Releases 2026
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The upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) should allocate much needed funds to pregnant women and their n…
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Young women living in South African communities reached by the My Journey Programme were twice as likely to have used HI…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce that Prof. Liesl Zühlke, Vice-President: Extra…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has called for the urgent adoption and implementation of an evidence…
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Researchers and safety experts from more than 80 countries and 481 organisations will converge at the Cape Town Internat…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has been awarded a Global Health EDCTP3 Grant for the Sustainable Tra…
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New research from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Psychiatry at the University…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, has b…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), in partnership with the Unit of Viral Evolution and Transmission at…
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Nelson Mandela University is honoured to announce the appointment of Professor Liesl Zühlke as the Honorary Professor li…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) mourns the passing of Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Vice-Chancellor…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are proud to announce that Prof…
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South Africa has made important progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), but the country is not yet winning the…
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Respectful maternity care is a cornerstone of high-quality maternal and newborn health services, yet many women report p…
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South Africa has launched its first national Climate and Health Surveillance platform, available at Climate Health Surve…
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UNESCO and The Fondation L’Oréal and are proud to announce the names of the five international Laureates of the 2026 L’O…
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The SAMRC is injecting $400, 000.00 into South African health and medical research funding to address strategies for sup…
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The World Health Organization has announced updated recommendations for its forthcoming guidelines on the treatment of o…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is making a bold and strategic investment in the future of health in…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) honoured two of its former leaders, Prof Glenda Gray and Prof Johnny…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), together with the Presidency of South Africa’s Presidential Youth Em…
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Through the South African Medical Research Council’s Grand Challenges South Africa programme, supported by baseline fund…
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A new research and policy initiative aimed at providing a pathway to reducing the severe health impacts of air pollution…
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South Africa has taken a historic step toward contributing to the development of an HIV vaccine, aimed at HIV vaccine st…
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The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) notes with concern the significant health risks associated with the r…