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Jacques du Toit

@jacdtoit

Medical doctor passionate about rural healthcare 🇿🇦 | Immunology Researcher

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An incredible week back in London to celebrate graduation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine! Deeply grateful to the faculty and fellow students for the rich & transformative experience that was the MSc Immunology of Infectious Diseases. #LSHTMGrad

An incredible week back in London to celebrate graduation <a href="/LSHTM/">London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine</a>! Deeply grateful to the faculty and fellow students for the rich &amp; transformative experience that was the MSc Immunology of Infectious Diseases. #LSHTMGrad
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Inspiring weekend with #TintswaloHospital and #TshembaFoundation volunteers renovating the old pastor’s house to create a #COVID19 Triage station and #IsolationWard

Inspiring weekend with #TintswaloHospital and #TshembaFoundation volunteers renovating the old pastor’s house to create a #COVID19 Triage station and #IsolationWard
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Training clinical staff at #TintswaloHospital this morning on our newly implemented triage system and management plans #Covid19SA #OutdoorMeeting #SocialDistancingAtWork

Training clinical staff at #TintswaloHospital this morning on our newly implemented triage system and management plans #Covid19SA #OutdoorMeeting #SocialDistancingAtWork
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60 additional mobile sampling and testing units have been procured. The units will be deployed nation wide to scale up the capacity of testing citizens. The total number of mobile testing units add to 67. #COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusInSA

60 additional mobile sampling and testing units have been procured. The units will be deployed nation wide to scale up the capacity of testing citizens. The total number of mobile testing units add to 67.  #COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusInSA
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Rapid testing for #COVID19 is vital! We are doing our part and our smartphone connected microchip-based rapid #diagnostic Lacewing is now ready! A huge effort from a great team ImperialCBIT. Commencing testing this week Imperial Medicine. HPRU AMR Imperial Department of Infectious Disease Imperial EEE

Rapid testing for #COVID19 is vital! We are doing our part and our smartphone connected microchip-based rapid #diagnostic <a href="/LacewingCBIT/">Lacewing</a> is now ready! A huge effort from a great team <a href="/ImperialCBIT/">ImperialCBIT</a>. Commencing testing this week <a href="/ImperialMed/">Imperial Medicine</a>. <a href="/HPRUamr/">HPRU AMR</a> <a href="/ImperialInfect/">Imperial Department of Infectious Disease</a> <a href="/imperialeee/">Imperial EEE</a>
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The Tintswalo/Wits COVID Response Team is pushing hard to get measures in place at #TintswaloHospital in rural Mpumalanga for #Covid19SA

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No doubt an incredibly difficult decision to make...South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown extended by 2 weeks – BusinessTech businesstech.co.za/news/governmen…

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With rural healthcare facilities so under prepared this eerie calm seems golden... Hope we're able to dispel any complacency and put enough measures in place before it does hit...BBC News - Coronavirus in South Africa: The lull before the tsunami? bbc.com/news/world-afr…

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Addressing misconceptions about #COVID19 and empowering non-clinical staff over the passed week at #TintswaloHospital. Thank you to the “Hoedspruit Helping Healthworkers” group for donating such beautiful masks! #Masks4All

Addressing misconceptions about #COVID19 and empowering non-clinical staff over the passed week at #TintswaloHospital. Thank you to the “Hoedspruit Helping Healthworkers” group for donating such beautiful masks! #Masks4All
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Great webinar on “Clinical Collaboration in the time of #COVID-19”. Much needed insight to help shape our response in Rural Mpumalanga! Thank you SAMRC Marc Mendelson

Great webinar on “Clinical Collaboration in the time of #COVID-19”. Much needed insight to help shape our response in Rural Mpumalanga! Thank you <a href="/MRCza/">SAMRC</a> <a href="/SouthAfricanASP/">Marc Mendelson</a>
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A wonderful contribution of face shields from the engineering department Wits University & colleagues at the Transnet Matlafatšo Centre! Coming together to prepare health facilities in Bushbuckridge, #Mpumalanga for the rise in #COVID-19 cases! Bianca Moffett MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit

A wonderful contribution of face shields from the engineering department <a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a> &amp; colleagues at the Transnet Matlafatšo Centre! Coming together to prepare health facilities in Bushbuckridge, #Mpumalanga for the rise in #COVID-19 cases! <a href="/BiancaMoffett1/">Bianca Moffett</a> <a href="/AgincourtHDSS/">MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit</a>
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Insightful meeting at the Ehlanzeni District Command Council today to discuss plans to curb the #COVID-19 surge. Honoured to be a part of the discussion. A lot of work still ahead but great to see the collaborations Mpumalanga Health MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit

Insightful meeting at the Ehlanzeni District Command Council today to discuss plans to curb the #COVID-19 surge. Honoured to be a part of the discussion. A lot of work still ahead but great to see the collaborations <a href="/MpuHealth1/">Mpumalanga Health</a> <a href="/AgincourtHDSS/">MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit</a>
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Has been such a great experience collaborating with the NICD on the PHIRST-C Study - a much needed window into the unfolding of the pandemic in rural areas. A bit of a late share but here's our first publication wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27…. MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit

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Understanding incidence and transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in rural & urban SA. Most notable is the high asymptomatic fraction & the implications on prevention - thelancet.com/journals/lanin…. Very greatful to have been involved in this project with MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit and NICD

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Re-imagining TB diagnostics with an inspiring team at @i_Global_Health - developing AI-powered Computer-Assisted Diagnostic Tools #POCUS doi.org/10.1016/j.ebio…

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Great paper by Kaiyuan Sun from Fogarty at NIH and colleagues at the Nicole Dooley! Using rural and urban South African data to give insight into the rapidly shifting landscape of population immunity in the Omicron era nature.com/articles/s4146…