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[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

INVITE | @CARTAfrica will be hosting a round table discussion titled Pursuing a PhD in Africa: Bridging the Gender Gap on 2 December 2021, 3:30pm to 5:30pm, EAT.

Register here: https://t.co/jUIaL3vhZy

[Lenore Manderson @LenoreManderson]

To join us, register now (free) https://t.co/3qcHI7xXjF

[NIOH @nioh_sa]

Interesting read: Using data collected and published over the last 25 years, @WitsSPH and @MRCza researchers have been able to look for longitudinal trends and do cross-sectional analyses that highlight changes in the lives of women in a typical South African rural setting. of

[Sara (Nieuwoudt) Jewett @snieuwoudt]

Join a regional #SBCC conversation on risk communication and community engagement (#RCCE) and #COVID-19 in South Africa as part of the lead-up to the @SBCCSummit in Morocco. 18 November, 9-12. Link here: https://t.co/I4KLrrqc3z @HealthZA @WitsSPH @UNICEF_SA @UNICEFC4D @WHO

[Edna N Bosire @bossedna1]

So cool. Please have a look at our article, hot from Plos Global public health.@DPHRU_SA @WitsSPH @sonkling @DrCathD

[Ryan G Wagner @RyanGWagner]

Highlighting the value of HDSS data for exploring trends to understand transitions…What has changed for rural South African women in the last 25 years https://t.co/LeqAG0Ovdq via @TC_Africa @AgincourtHDSS @saprin_mrc @WitsSPH @WitsHealthFac @WitsUniversity

[Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @WitsHealthFac]

Register here: https://t.co/WYY3BFAGAH

[Sara (Nieuwoudt) Jewett @snieuwoudt]

#SouthAfrican Twitter, if you are 18 or older please help us evaluate National Nutrition Week by taking this short survey: https://t.co/USFNp9PNM5. #NNW2021 #SBCC #Nutrition #FoodSecurity #BHPSA @growgreatza @UNICEFC4D @DBE_SA @The_DSD @HealthZA @heala_SA @CIatUCT @WitsSPH

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

The first round table discussion titled ‘Pharmacovigilance protocols in Sub-Saharan Africa’ is scheduled for 27 October 2021, 3:00 to 5:00 pm, EAT. (2)

Register here: https://t.co/hbam9oPGuH
Find out more here: https://t.co/zVNOTKbxgf

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

INVITE | @CARTAfrica is celebrating surpassing the 100 PhD graduate mark and part of this - is organising and hosting round table discussions with experts and its graduates. (1)

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

Source: https://t.co/H9VPInzvty (2)

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

INFOGRAPHIC | ‘Eat more vegetables and fruit every day’ is this year's theme for National Nutrition Week.

Consuming more vegetables and fruit helps protect against disease such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. (1)

#NNW2021 #healthnews #publichealth

[Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @WitsHealthFac]

Very exciting things happening at Health Sciences 😀😀

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

The Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (@SBIMB1) today, Monday, 11 October 2021 launches a new research lab to understand African genetics and advance precision medicine in Africa. Learn more: https://t.co/KP7P1ZSzyE

[Mia Malan @miamalan]

JUST IN: The UK has told @healthza that they will accept SA's digital vaccination card (it's being launched this morning) 4 when it gets removed from the UK's red list next Mon. This means fully vaccinated SAs will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days before entering the UK.

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

Find the webinars here:
https://t.co/IVLRLygIOQ (2)

#COVID19 #healthnews #healthwebinar #publichealth

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

On 23 September, the Society for Applied Anthropology broadcast a webinar based on the book, Viral Loads: Anthropologies of urgency in the time of #COVID19.

The conversations of the panel were then edited into five short webcasts dealing with one aspect of the pandemic. (1)

[Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @WitsHealthFac]

The #NightRun2021 to honour healthcare workers is taking place this Saturday, 6pm at Mark's Park.

Entry is R100 pp and all funds raised go towards bursaries for student nurses.

Enter online via https://t.co/SX9vwgSOsw

https://t.co/E0VToQo1k3
@Wits_News @JudyCharB

[Wits School of Public Health @WitsSPH]

IN THE NEWS | The #COVID19 pandemic has worsened global inequities. Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management Dean, Imraan Valodia spoke to UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima who unpacks the ripple effects of COVID-19 via @TC_Africa. https://t.co/hjdJPHC4RI

#healthnews

[Lenore Manderson @LenoreManderson]

First #webinar @WitsUniversity @WitsSPH on #health #research is 30 Sept at 19:30 Melbourne/Sydney time - 11.30am South Africa. Six speakers, each 5 mins -- first is Steve Tollman, director @AgincourtHDSS rural Mpumalanga. Register https://t.co/io5nrwqzXj