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World renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim will be taking on a new role as a member of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) science council. KwaZulu-Natal’s world renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim will be taking on a new role as a member of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) science council. Comprising of nine of the world’s leading health researchers and chaired by Nobel Laureate Dr Harold ...

Koleka Mlisana’s career in microbiology started with something small. More than three decades in the field later, the decision she downplays as a small sacrifice led to her being one of the scientists at the forefront of South Africa’s stand against the HIV and Aids epidemic, and now the Covid-19 pandemic.   Born in Mthatha 59 years ago, the new co-chair of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC), the brains trust advising the government on the country’s response to Covid-19, got into ...

Only hospitals that are Covid compliant, have computers or tablets with internet access, back-up for power failures and enough fridges and freezers to store jabs at the correct temperatures, can be vaccination sites Some Sisonke sites will be used as vaccination centres for South Africas national vaccine roll-out thats scheduled to start in late April or early May Johnson & Johnson jabs arrive in frozen vials at vaccination sites where they thaw after which they cant be refrozen In early March,...

In early March, about two weeks after South Africa’s Sisonke Covid vaccine trial started, Bhekisisa published interactive map with the 18 sites where health workers could get their vaccines from. The implementation study will give half a million health workers access to Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Covid vaccine (just over half of them have been vaccinated so far).  As the sites expanded, we updated the map — but we soon ran out of steam. Sites, ranging from large city hospitals to rural a...

1 April 2021 - Wits University Professor Lynn Morris takes the reins today for five years as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation at Wits University. Morris has demonstrable experience in research management and leadership and will drive the research agenda as the University approaches its centenary in 2022. Her appointment acknowledges her extensive research leadership and management experience, as well as her impressive research record and globally recognised scholarship. With...

International Women’s Day: Leaders, policy makers urged to harness women’s leadership By Chulumanco Mahamba Share Johannesburg - International Women’s Day saw women in leadership positions at the 5th Annual Gender Equality, Wellness and Leadership Summit make a serious call to men, policymakers and business leaders to close the gender gap. The Motsepe Foundation hosted the 5th Annual Gender Equality, Wellness and Leadership Summit at Sandton Convention Centre on Monday where ther...

Calls for leaders to work harder in harnessing women’s leadership to ensure that they can become active participants in the post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

The head of ministerial committee on Covid-19 says he has learnt more about viruses this year than in 35 years

Research shows people with new Covid-19 variant develop antibodies that offer protection By Chulumanco Mahamba Share Johannesburg - Scientists have discovered that people infected by the new Covid19 variant have developed antibodies that can offer protection from other variants. Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande and Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize jointly provided an update on the latest scientific results on the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, dubbed 501Y. V2. The ...

In his address to the nation on Sunday night, Ramaphosa announced that more than 67,000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated thus far.