Prof Shabir Madhi, the Dean of the Wits Faculty of Health Sciences was interviewed by Prof Pravin Manga, Editor of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine on the topic: COVID Omicron Variants in South Africa. Watch here: youtu.be/JEYpZOGX7jw Shabir Madhi Wits University

Do the qualifications of cabinet members matter? Not just some but the right ones? Eg our incoming transport minister although, an experienced legislator, is a midwife! Our police minister has a teacher’s diploma! Surely skills and responsibilities must match? #702Breakfast

Happy to be here

Drs Vicky Baillie Vicky Lynne Baillie and Courtney Olwagen Courtney Lottreaux and our COO Catherine Hill Kate Hill are attending the #morethanawoman event today in Sandton, on women and innovation Innovate UK UK Research and Innovation Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Awesome to see #WomenInSTEM Rockstars.

Shabir Madhi response CHAMPS on what is surprising about results: Despite efforts to reduce hospital-acquired infections, despite SA advancements, large proportion of preterm babies demise from hospital acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae & Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Delighted to be present. This programme is truly about local and global long term impact - proud to be part of this team Wits VIDA Research Unit Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Wits University CHAMPS Shabir Madhi

Are you passionate about improving healthcare in Africa through technology? Do you have expertise in #ArtificialIntelligence and #DataScience?​We want to hear from you!Help us map the current policy landscape around #AI and data in health across Africa 🔗 bit.ly/3WyVSZW

Shout out to the INORMS Research impact and stakeholder engagement working group at #INORMS2023, and a reminder that the resources developed by the project are available on the INORMS Community website. Dr Julie Bayley @JulieBayley.bsky.social David Phipps (he/him/his)

Very interesting discussions so far on research equity and funding models

Excellent session. Critical for all research professionals - including researchers - to continuously consider and manage risk at all levels Wits VIDA Research Unit Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Wits Health

Well done to all involved! A success! #INORMS2023

#dreamteam

The Wits VIDA Laboratory recently hosted students from the Wits University Students' Pathology Society and Empower to learn more about our work and connect with our team as part of Shadow a Scientist 2023. #science #stemeducation Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Kate Hill Shabir Madhi

Thanks to initiatives like CHAMPS, doctors are better understanding why some babies die—which allows them to adapt their treatment protocols to save millions more: b-gat.es/3sT424v #Goalkeepers2030

Proud to be involved as the #SouthAfrica CHAMPS site Shabir Madhi Bill Gates Wits VIDA Research Unit Emory Global Health Institute

Wits VIDA is proud to be the local partner of the CHAMPS program in South Africa. Understanding why children under the age of five die is paramount to inform evidence-based solutions to save lives.Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Shabir Madhi Kate Hill *Ziyaad*

Wits VIDA Research Unit Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Kate Hill *Ziyaad* CHAMPS is instrumental in providing granular insight into causes of stillbirths, and under5 child deaths in low and middle income settings. The information generated will assist in informing what interventions are required to reduce deaths and achieve SDG 3.2 in LMIC

CALLING ALL CREATIVES TO “ACT NOW” & STOP THE ADOPTION OF THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL chng.it/k7f8dhMx via Change.org

Community engagement to facilitate longitudinal research in Soweto: new poster presented at the SARIMA 2024 conference in Maputo tinyurl.com/2wff9ujf ResearchGate Wits VIDA Research Unit Wits Faculty of Health Sciences