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	Africa Centre empower artistically talented local youth 7 May 2013 Nine local artists, trained by the well-known South African photographer, Zwelethu Mthethwa, will be featured in an art exhibition in St Lucia at the Siyabonga galeery from 18 to 27 May 2013. The training is a product of the 'Art in Global Health' project...
	New Director for Wellcome Trust announced 24 Apr 2013 The Wellcome Trust has announced today the appointment of their new Director, Professor Jeremy Farrar. To read more about this, please click here.
	Africa Centre features local youth in art exhibition 19 Apr 2013 Photographs taken by nine local youths have been included in a group art exhibition entitled Good Health: Impilo Engcono that features the well-known South African artist, Zwelethu Mthethwa...
	Good Health: Impilo Engcono 5 Apr 2013 Good Health: Impilo Engcono is the product of the 'Art in Global Health' project, organised by Wellcome Collection, part of the Wellcome Trust in the U.K. Six artists-in-residiencies have been set up in six Wellcome trust-funded research centres...
	Incoming UKZN Fellow in 2013 27 Mar 2013 The Africa Centre Director, Professor Marie-Louise Newell, has been honored as an incoming UKZN Fellow at a Research Symposium, held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on the 27th of March 2013. Professor Newell has a background in Medicine, Demography and Epidemiology...
	RUDASA Conference 20 Mar 2013 The 17th Rural health Conference takes place from 8-10 August 2013 in St Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal...
	Book launch: HIV and TB Drug Resistance & Clinical Management 5 Mar 2013   Prof Eric Buch invite members of the media to attend the launch of the ‘HIV and TB Resistance & Clinical Management Case Book’ that is authored by Dr Theresa Rossouw of UP and Drs Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies...
	High Coverage of ART Associated with decline in rural KwaZulu-Natal 22 Feb 2013 The Wellcome Trust-funded Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, based in the College of Health Sciences at UKZN, has published ground-breaking research findings that demonstrate that the HIV epidemic could be reversed through increasing coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is the first time the positive impact of antiretroviral therapy on the rate of new HIV infections...
	Dramatic gains in adult life expectancy due to HIV treatment 22 Feb 2013   In just a few years of widespread HIV treatment availability, adult life expectancy has increased by more than 11 years in rural KwaZulu-Natal, a new study finds. These gains have largely reversed the decline in adult life expectancy due to HIV that occurred in the 1990s and early 2000s in the region...
	University of KwaZulu-Natal Fellowship award 25 Jan 2013   The Council of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, on 23rd January 2013 bestowed upon Professor Marie-Louise Newell, the Director of the Africa Centre, a Fellowship of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. This award is particularly prestigious because only about three are awarded each year The Fellowship is in recognition of Professor Newell’s distinguished academic achievements...