Current News
16 Feb 2010 Learners supported with scholarships financed through Africa Centre research output
Thanks to an initiative by the Director of the Africa Centre, Professor Marie-Louise Newell, our Grade 12 Project is aimed at growing medical, demography and statistical scientists from the local community. The project provides financial assistance, mentorship and motivation for identified learners to excel in Mathematics and Science subjects... ...read more
15 Feb 2010 Clinical Research Brochure
This brochure presents an overview of the Clinical Research Programme at the Centre, examining disease and health through the life course from pregnancy to old age. Drawing on the multi-disciplinary strengths of the Centre, we approach clinical research at four levels: understanding the pathogenesis of disease with our basic science research; examining clinical outcomes and disease processes of individuals through clinical care research; describing the epidemiology of diseases together with evaluation of programmes at the population level and analysing access to HIV treatment and quality of care, and modelling sustainability of services, in health systems research... ...read more
10 Feb 2010 Wellcome Trust mid-term review
Director of the Wellcome Trust Sir Mark Walport, with Dr. Jimmy Whitworth, Ms Michelle Jimenez, Dr. Kevin De Cock, Professor Peter Smith from the Wellcome Trust; as well as Professor Graham Hart and Professor Ian Weller, arrived at the Africa Centre on Monday the 8th of February for a mid-term Review of the Centre...
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14 Dec 2009 Microbicide Development Programme 301 Trial results
The MDP Trial results have been made available... ...read more
1 Dec 2009: Bill Gates meets with postgraduate students from Africa Centre
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, visited the University of KwaZulu-Natal and met with post graduate students from the Africa Centre... ...read more
27 Nov 2009: The First Lady visits the Africa Centre
The First Lady, Mama Mantuli Zuma, visited the Africa Centre to have lunch with the Centre director, prof. Marie-Louise Newell... ...read more
30 Nov 2009: Football and Netball Finals
More than 250 people watched the final football and netball matches of the Africa Centre's Ubumbano Lwentsha project on Sunday 29 November... ...read more
12 Nov 2009: Africa Centre Researchers collaborate
Africa Centre Researchers collaborated on the organization and presentation of the 4th South African HIV Drug Resistance and Treatment Monitoring Workshop. To see the full report of the workshop and workshop presentation slides please visit www.bioafrica.net
12 Oct 2009: Bilharzia infection high in rural areas of Zululand
One in five primary school children in rural Zululand is infected with bilharzia. One in 10 is heavily infected... ...read more
8 Oct 2009: Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project
Africa Centre's ART programme started a sub-programme of support group which aims at supporting people living with HIV. This support comes in form of... ...read more
Celebrating 10 Years of Scientific Research Excellence
