Wits School of Public Health Breastfeeding Room Launch
The Wits School of Public Health (SPH) marked World Breastfeeding Week with the official launch of its new Wellness Room designated for breastfeeding mothers.
Older adults are getting infected with HIV, but prevention focuses on young people
Prevention and treatment campaigns are not adequately targeting the particular needs of the 50+ years age group.
Reduced sodium legislation saves lives
Study finds that legislation in 2013 to reduce sodium in processed food is now associated with significant declines in blood pressure levels.
Sugary drinks are a killer: 20% tax increase would save lives
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax is effective in reducing sugar consumption and should be increased for health reasons, researchers argue.
Platinum, President, and gold awards for excellence in health research
Lifetime achievement for Prof. Karen Hofman, President Award for Adjunct Prof. Precious Matsoso, and a gold medal for Prof. Shane Norris at the SAMRC awards.
Global research explores climate change impact on maternal and child health
Analysis of birth records and climate data will establish how many adverse pregnancy outcomes occur due to climate change.
Innovative app helps adolescents with depression
The Kuamsha app was developed as part of a study to address depression in adolescents in rural and low resource settings.
Memoir of a decade in African genomics research
A book commemorating 10 years of the AWI-Gen project shares stories of those who researched how genetics, environment, and lifestyle affect health in Africa.
Report on governance and management in SA health system launched
The Academy of Science of South Africa released the report, "Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System" on 28 June 2024.
Tackling brain health through strategic global partnerships
Wits Faculty of Health Sciences and Barrow Neurological Institute, USA, MoU cements relationship to further research neurological conditions
Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural SA
National Institutes of Health 5-year, $2.8m grant to Wits and Vanderbilt University will advance traditional health practitioner-initiated HIV testing.
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Witsie appointed Thematic Lead at the United Nations
Wits alumna Dr Shakira Choonara takes the reins as the head of the Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
Public research showcase reveals how to age successfully in Africa
A ‘whole of society’ approach is needed to address health issues as populations in Africa age.
Successful ageing in Africa
Decade-long partnership researching ageing in rural Mpumalanga awarded major multi-year NIH grant to expand nationally and focus on dementia, cognitive health.
Harvard awards Wits professor for building advanced research capability in rural SA
Professor Stephen Tollman has received the 2023 Alumni Award of Merit from Harvard University.
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Traditional healers in rural Mpumalanga help diagnose HIV
Research project in Bushbuckridge empowers traditional healers to conduct HIV testing, refer those positive for treatment, thereby curbing new infections.
Rahima Moosa: SA’s only mother & child hospital is falling apart - veteran doctor reflects on why
Prof. Laetitia Rispel has been researching health policy and systems for over 20 years. She asked Prof. Joe Veriava about the Health Ombudsman's report.
Industries can harm health in many ways: here are 3 that aren’t so obvious
A recent groundbreaking series of reports in The Lancet journal unpacks what commercial determinants of health are and how they affect public health.
The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off
Over many decades, our food environments have been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through pricing, marketing and availability.
The Lancet Series on the commercial determinants of health
The 3-paper Series launching at Wits today is a ground-breaking exposé of the products and practices collectively called the commercial determinants of health.
Profit versus health: 4 ways big global industries make people sick
It’s commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just 4 industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths.
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Seminal book strengthens research-evidence-policy links to improve science implementation
Several Witsies contributed to a book that provides a first-hand account of public health progress and challenges in SA between 2015 and 2020.
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Excess mortality initiative underway to count every death, because every death counts
Wits Rural Knowledge Hub researchers’ analysis of mortality data during the worst of 足球竞彩app排名 will give insights into the steps to take in the next pandemic.
Living in food insecure households associated with poor mental health – SA study
To ensure adequate food, one in five South African households revealed that they had to send someone to beg for food.
Increasing the visibility of African research and researchers
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) launches Evidence website.
This is not just a building ...
The new Data Sciences and Innovation Hub at Wits Rural Campus marks 30 years of rural public health research and sets the scene for an innovative epoch in 2023.
Two Wits professors awarded Science for Society Gold Medals
The Academy of Science of South Africa has awarded its highest honour, Science for Society Gold Medals, to Wits Professors Karen Hofman and Achille Mbembe.
Obesity and industry - it's not what it looks like
Voluntary actions from industry are not helping fight against obesity-related conditions.
Widely-used kidney function tests underestimate scale of kidney disease in Africa
A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa.
Award for Wits anthropologist for efforts to understand and serve needs of the world’s societies
The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) has selected Professor Lenore Manderson as the recipient of its 2023 Bronislaw Malinowski Award.
MBBCh students excel in changing children’s lives
Since 1979, the Division of Community Paediatrics has offered the Dallas McKenzie prize to a final year MBBCh student who has made a distinguished contribution
In defence of Joburg minibus taxi drivers
It's Global Road Safety Week from 17-23 May. Research by a bioethicist challenges assumptions about road safety, minibus taxi crashes, and who's responsible.
Ethical leadership for a just society
Wits Chancellor, Dr Judy Dlamini called for ethical leadership to tackle inequality in South Africa.
Sales of sugar sweetened beverages decline after SA introduces Health Promotion Levy – study
A study by PRICELESS-SA and partners shows that SA’s 2018 “sugar tax” led to a reduction in purchases of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs).
New global health research to reduce the impacts of 足球竞彩app排名 across low- and middle-income countries
Wits Health Consortium divisions - PRICELESS-SA, Agincourt and Ezintsha - secure grant in association with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
How social distancing during a pandemic affects the elderly in rural South Africa
Socialising is essential for brain health in the elderly in rural South Africa – has lockdown affected their cognitive function?
Wits Professor of public health in rural South Africa wins international alumni award
Wits Professor Kathleen Kahn has received the 2020 Alumni Award of Merit from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Hat-trick of wins for Witsies at Science Oscars
Three Witsies in human genetics, economic geology, and public health research data respectively have won National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) awards.
Gauteng universities consortium launch urban research nodes to inform response to 足球竞彩app排名 hotspots
The South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) has launched two new urban research nodes to improve response to 足球竞彩app排名.
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-COVID-19 game
Africa needs to be better prepared to deal with future pandemics; starting with a re-assessment of how countries invest in – and support – local research.
Can the philosophy of ubuntu help provide a way to face health crises?
There are lessons for the health sector - the need for more coherent integration is undeniable.
Where there is political will there is a way to work across sectors
COVID-19: There are lessons for the health sector - the need for more coherent integration is undeniable.
Wits heroes confront COVID-19
Amongst the best in their fields, Wits experts are at the frontlines and behind-the-scenes against COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
Academic-activist reckons radical love required for equitable healthcare
Shehnaz Munshi in the Centre for Health Policy at Wits believes we need to start grappling with the multi-dimensional nature of inequality in public health.
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Depression increases risk of HIV amongst South African teen girls
Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV. Addressing teens' mental health needs may help stem spread of the disease.
Migration and health in southern Africa: Access to care and Universal Health Coverage
Wits and African and global partners kick off a week-long programme focusing on migration and access to care and Universal Health Coverage in southern Africa.