Our BRILLIANT Consortium funding in S Africa - partnership with SAMRC on novel HIV vaccines - is pulled. 20% of a senior researcher's salary gone; postdoc removed, no running money. SAMRC will rescue the researcher for 6 months; I have to pick up the rest - it's strictly temporary at our end.
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Our BRILLIANT Consortium funding in S Africa - partnership with SAMRC on novel HIV vaccines - is pulled. 20% of a senior researcher's salary gone; postdoc removed, no running money. SAMRC will rescue the researcher for 6 months; I have to pick up the rest - it's strictly temporary at our end.
🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA
SAMRC – SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Weekly Reports
samrc.ac.za/wbe/weekly.h...
NICD Wastewater/Genomics Data
github.com/NICD-Wastewa...
🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA
KDCA – Infectious Disease Surveillance
dportal.kdca.go.kr/pot/bbs/BD_s...
SAMRC – SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Weekly Reports
samrc.ac.za/wbe/weekly.h...
NICD Wastewater/Genomics Data
github.com/NICD-Wastewa...
🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA
KDCA – Infectious Disease Surveillance
dportal.kdca.go.kr/pot/bbs/BD_s...
September 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA
SAMRC – SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Weekly Reports
samrc.ac.za/wbe/weekly.h...
NICD Wastewater/Genomics Data
github.com/NICD-Wastewa...
🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA
KDCA – Infectious Disease Surveillance
dportal.kdca.go.kr/pot/bbs/BD_s...
SAMRC – SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Weekly Reports
samrc.ac.za/wbe/weekly.h...
NICD Wastewater/Genomics Data
github.com/NICD-Wastewa...
🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA
KDCA – Infectious Disease Surveillance
dportal.kdca.go.kr/pot/bbs/BD_s...
All are welcome, in person or online! Next Monday, I am delivering the SAMRC President and CEO Lecture
Date: 8 June 2026; Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: SAMRC Headquarters in Cape Town and Online. Registration Information: www.samrc.ac.za/event/samrc-...
Date: 8 June 2026; Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: SAMRC Headquarters in Cape Town and Online. Registration Information: www.samrc.ac.za/event/samrc-...
June 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
All are welcome, in person or online! Next Monday, I am delivering the SAMRC President and CEO Lecture
Date: 8 June 2026; Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: SAMRC Headquarters in Cape Town and Online. Registration Information: www.samrc.ac.za/event/samrc-...
Date: 8 June 2026; Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: SAMRC Headquarters in Cape Town and Online. Registration Information: www.samrc.ac.za/event/samrc-...
The Universities of Cape Town and Botswana, South African Medical Research Council and Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance launched a research initiative to collect evidence for policy and community interventions to reduce alcohol harm in South Africa and Botswana.
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UCT and SAMRC launch innovative study to tackle alcohol harm in Southern Africa
UCT and SAMRC launch groundbreaking research project on alcohol harm in South Africa and Botswana
iol.co.za
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Universities of Cape Town and Botswana, South African Medical Research Council and Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance launched a research initiative to collect evidence for policy and community interventions to reduce alcohol harm in South Africa and Botswana.
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Save the Date, Friday, 21 February 2025 - Reflections on the Pandemic Accord Negotiations, 13h00 CET. #INB13 @keiwashdc.bsky.social @ellenthoen.bsky.social @fourpawsint.bsky.social TWN, and SAMRC.
February 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Save the Date, Friday, 21 February 2025 - Reflections on the Pandemic Accord Negotiations, 13h00 CET. #INB13 @keiwashdc.bsky.social @ellenthoen.bsky.social @fourpawsint.bsky.social TWN, and SAMRC.
@isv-news.bsky.social #ISV2025
Gerald Cege, SAMRC, our long-time HIV vaccine collaborator! Speaking on suppression of HIV Ab responses in helminth-infected macaques
Gerald Cege, SAMRC, our long-time HIV vaccine collaborator! Speaking on suppression of HIV Ab responses in helminth-infected macaques
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
@isv-news.bsky.social #ISV2025
Gerald Cege, SAMRC, our long-time HIV vaccine collaborator! Speaking on suppression of HIV Ab responses in helminth-infected macaques
Gerald Cege, SAMRC, our long-time HIV vaccine collaborator! Speaking on suppression of HIV Ab responses in helminth-infected macaques
CHASE -SA, the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance, SA and PRICELESS SA - SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science are co-hosting a webinar to kick-start national dialogue on the commercial determinants of health in South Africa. Today, 11 June. See link to join below.
June 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
CHASE -SA, the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance, SA and PRICELESS SA - SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science are co-hosting a webinar to kick-start national dialogue on the commercial determinants of health in South Africa. Today, 11 June. See link to join below.
Congratulations to Prof Ntusi. This award underlines the profound contribution that Prof Ntusi has made in the field of medicine and his leadership roles. We are proud to have him as a founding member of the GLISTEN Network.
Halala, Prof Ntusi, Halala!
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Halala, Prof Ntusi, Halala!
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SAMRC chief awarded honorary doctorate by University of Glasgow
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) President and Chief Executive Officer Professor Ntobeko Ntusi has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences degree by the University of Glasgow...
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July 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations to Prof Ntusi. This award underlines the profound contribution that Prof Ntusi has made in the field of medicine and his leadership roles. We are proud to have him as a founding member of the GLISTEN Network.
Halala, Prof Ntusi, Halala!
tinyurl.com/rcxhxhjr
Halala, Prof Ntusi, Halala!
tinyurl.com/rcxhxhjr
December 3, 2024 at 9:56 AM
While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. They also raise concerns about rising VAT and omissions related to US funding cuts and climate change.
SPOTLIGHT: What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025
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March 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. They also raise concerns about rising VAT and omissions related to US funding cuts and climate change.
I’m busy thinking of how this would feel if, in South Africa, the SAMRC suddenly stopped publishing data and then only resumed if the majority party said OK.
There was a time when this happened of course. Particularly in SA pre-1994.
There was a time when this happened of course. Particularly in SA pre-1994.
The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report paused in January — possibly first time in 60 years — and has resumed with political clearance. Just one example of how executive orders are affecting scientific journals.
The Chilling Effect of DEI Crackdowns in Scientific Publishing
Trump’s executive orders are affecting how federally funded journals operate. Some researchers have raised alarms.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m busy thinking of how this would feel if, in South Africa, the SAMRC suddenly stopped publishing data and then only resumed if the majority party said OK.
There was a time when this happened of course. Particularly in SA pre-1994.
There was a time when this happened of course. Particularly in SA pre-1994.
📢 Last days to apply for the STEAM-3D Introductory Workshop
Join this training on infectious disease modelling, data analysis and evidence-informed policymaking.
📅 12-16 October 2026
📍 Cape Town
Supported by Global Health EDCTP3
🔗 Apply by 15 August: samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surveys/?s=E...
Join this training on infectious disease modelling, data analysis and evidence-informed policymaking.
📅 12-16 October 2026
📍 Cape Town
Supported by Global Health EDCTP3
🔗 Apply by 15 August: samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surveys/?s=E...
August 12, 2026 at 8:48 AM
📢 Last days to apply for the STEAM-3D Introductory Workshop
Join this training on infectious disease modelling, data analysis and evidence-informed policymaking.
📅 12-16 October 2026
📍 Cape Town
Supported by Global Health EDCTP3
🔗 Apply by 15 August: samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surveys/?s=E...
Join this training on infectious disease modelling, data analysis and evidence-informed policymaking.
📅 12-16 October 2026
📍 Cape Town
Supported by Global Health EDCTP3
🔗 Apply by 15 August: samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surveys/?s=E...
CASH CRUNCH | Spotlight looks at what the South African Medical Research Council has done to weather the US health funding storm and what they have planned for the next few years:
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/04/15/s...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/04/15/s...
SAMRC rolls out rescue grants: What next for research projects hit by US funding cuts?
Cuts in United States funding for global health research over the past year dealt a heavy blow to South Africa’s health research ecosystem, which has historically been heavily reliant on US financial ...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
April 15, 2026 at 7:22 AM
CASH CRUNCH | Spotlight looks at what the South African Medical Research Council has done to weather the US health funding storm and what they have planned for the next few years:
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/04/15/s...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/04/15/s...
Congratulations to Khomotso Mohlala, an MSc Medical Virology candidate at CERI, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐑𝐂 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝! 🙌
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www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
March 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations to Khomotso Mohlala, an MSc Medical Virology candidate at CERI, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐑𝐂 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝! 🙌
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www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We are excited to host Prof Eric Rubin (Harvard and NEJM) for a Special Seminar at the SAMRC/SU Centre for TB Research @samrcza.bsky.social @suhealthsci.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are excited to host Prof Eric Rubin (Harvard and NEJM) for a Special Seminar at the SAMRC/SU Centre for TB Research @samrcza.bsky.social @suhealthsci.bsky.social
🆕 What happened to violence, crime and mortality when South Africa banned alcohol?
Today on VoxDev, Kai Barron (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Rob Dorrington (Uni of Cape Town) & Richard Matzopoulos (SAMRC) outline the impacts of South Africa's nationwide alcohol ban:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
Today on VoxDev, Kai Barron (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Rob Dorrington (Uni of Cape Town) & Richard Matzopoulos (SAMRC) outline the impacts of South Africa's nationwide alcohol ban:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
What happened to violence, crime and mortality when South Africa banned alcohol?
A nationwide alcohol ban in South Africa reduced violent crime and injury-related deaths, offering critical lessons for public policy.
voxdev.org
October 31, 2024 at 10:04 AM
🆕 What happened to violence, crime and mortality when South Africa banned alcohol?
Today on VoxDev, Kai Barron (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Rob Dorrington (Uni of Cape Town) & Richard Matzopoulos (SAMRC) outline the impacts of South Africa's nationwide alcohol ban:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
Today on VoxDev, Kai Barron (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Rob Dorrington (Uni of Cape Town) & Richard Matzopoulos (SAMRC) outline the impacts of South Africa's nationwide alcohol ban:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
MoU signed between South African Medical Research Council, Department of Science, Technology & Innovation and Illumina for a comprehensive 110K sample national genomic reference database. Exciting news for Africa and genomics.
www.samrc.ac.za/press-releas...
www.samrc.ac.za/press-releas...
South Africa Launches Strategic Partnership to Advance National 110K Human Genome Program | SAMRC
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) have taken another major step toward advancing genomic and precision medicine researc...
www.samrc.ac.za
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
MoU signed between South African Medical Research Council, Department of Science, Technology & Innovation and Illumina for a comprehensive 110K sample national genomic reference database. Exciting news for Africa and genomics.
www.samrc.ac.za/press-releas...
www.samrc.ac.za/press-releas...
[INFOGRAPHIC| The South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) latest femicide study shows that the Eastern Cape has the highest femicide rate of all provinces. #16DaysOfActivism
November 29, 2024 at 3:56 PM
[INFOGRAPHIC| The South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) latest femicide study shows that the Eastern Cape has the highest femicide rate of all provinces. #16DaysOfActivism
This week, SAMRC president Ntobeko Ntusi told me international research funders have made substantial pledges to help South Africa plug gaps caused by US grant cuts. However, the support is conditional on government matching investments. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...
May 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This week, SAMRC president Ntobeko Ntusi told me international research funders have made substantial pledges to help South Africa plug gaps caused by US grant cuts. However, the support is conditional on government matching investments. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...
#AMR in South Africa is a growing challenge and a call to action. ISID’s Dr. Mohamed Sirdar shared ProMED-AMR insights (2020–2024) in a lecture organized by the SAMRC-UNIVEN Unit at the University of Venda.
Read more: ow.ly/3gRR50WPURq
#ISID #ProMED
Read more: ow.ly/3gRR50WPURq
#ISID #ProMED
September 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#AMR in South Africa is a growing challenge and a call to action. ISID’s Dr. Mohamed Sirdar shared ProMED-AMR insights (2020–2024) in a lecture organized by the SAMRC-UNIVEN Unit at the University of Venda.
Read more: ow.ly/3gRR50WPURq
#ISID #ProMED
Read more: ow.ly/3gRR50WPURq
#ISID #ProMED
"TAG, MSF and the SAMRC have appealed for “alternative funds to sustain TB and HIV research in South Africa”. - VITAL VITAL VITAL - the USA failure is happening in the context of global shifts towards arms, away from health/research/etc
May 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"TAG, MSF and the SAMRC have appealed for “alternative funds to sustain TB and HIV research in South Africa”. - VITAL VITAL VITAL - the USA failure is happening in the context of global shifts towards arms, away from health/research/etc
Congratulations to Arthur Ndeh Foute for the prize for best Master’s oral presentation at SAMRC BRIP Conference, 15 & 16 Oct 2025 with his talk “HIV-1 Tat expression correlates with increased stiffness and actin cytoskeletal remodelling in Burkitt lymphoma cells”. @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Congratulations to Arthur Ndeh Foute for the prize for best Master’s oral presentation at SAMRC BRIP Conference, 15 & 16 Oct 2025 with his talk “HIV-1 Tat expression correlates with increased stiffness and actin cytoskeletal remodelling in Burkitt lymphoma cells”. @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social
JUST PUBLISHED | While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. @samrcza.bsky.social
Find out more: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/19/w...
Find out more: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/19/w...
What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on budget 2025
While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. They also raise concerns about ri...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
March 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
JUST PUBLISHED | While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. @samrcza.bsky.social
Find out more: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/19/w...
Find out more: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/19/w...
Cape Town – What can a jeweller teach a doctor about risk? What can a helicopter pilot teach healthcare professionals about decision-making under pressure? And what can a sea-rescue leader teach a hospital executive about responding when there is little room for error? These are some of the…
What Can a Jeweller, Sea-Rescue Leader & SAMRC CEO Teach Doctors?
Cape Town – What can a jeweller teach a doctor about risk? What can a helicopter pilot teach healthcare professionals about decision-making under pressure? And what can a sea-rescue leader teach a hospital executive about responding when there is little room for error? These are some of the questions at the heart of Risky Business Conference …
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September 23, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Cape Town – What can a jeweller teach a doctor about risk? What can a helicopter pilot teach healthcare professionals about decision-making under pressure? And what can a sea-rescue leader teach a hospital executive about responding when there is little room for error? These are some of the…