South African Medical Research Council
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Extensive HIV vaccine study planned in South Africa
American scientists are scheduling a major trial of an experimental HIV vaccine in South Africa
in 2016, "the most feasible vaccine ever developed". It will be one of largest single clinical
testing processes done in South Africa.
Fillip for South African health research
The South African Medical Research Council has given multimillion-rand, multi-year grants to five
previously under-resourced universities. The proposals cover research areas such as HIV,
indigenous medicines, cancer, environmental health and non-communicable diseases.
South Africa and US collaborate on medical research
Medical research grants worth $8-million in first-year funding have been awarded by the National
Institutes of Health and the South African Medical Research Council. They will target research
into HIV and Aids, TB and cancers at eight South African institutions.
SA scientist to head new UNAids panel
South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has been appointed chair of the
newly established UNAids Scientific Expert Panel, which will advise the organisation on
scientific discoveries and strategic needs in Aids research.
Health care in South Africa
Find out how South Africa's public health care system works and how it relates to
the well-resourced private health care sector. Plans for a National Health
Insurance scheme aim to tackle the challenges from poverty, Aids, tuberculosis
and malaria.
New study on the Sutherlandia ‘miracle’ HIV plant
South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology has thrown its weight behind the study of a small indigenous legume that, reports say, is effective in treating symptoms of HIV/Aids.
• Anti-Aids gel offers hope
New rapid test for TB welcomed
The South African Medical Research Council has welcomed the approval of a new rapid test for tuberculosis that could revolutionise TB care and control. The test provides an accurate diagnosis in about 100 minutes, compared to current tests that take up to three months.