You may have seen these taxis in a town near you; they were officially launched today by SANAC CEO, Dr Sandile Buthelezi and are there to promote safer sex & health-seeking behaviour in areas around GP, KZN & MP. The drivers distribute #MaxCondoms to passengers. #ChekaImpilo

HSRC's Dr Rachel Adams on Exploring biases in #ArtificialIntelligence and #MachineLearning. Listen to the 702 podcast in which Eusebius McKaiser explores biases, be it gender, racial or disability biases in #AI, data & algorithms present in our daily lives bit.ly/2KlnXzO

The first >eR-BioStat school will take place from 04/05/2020 to 19/05/2020. 12-14 scholarships for people from Forwards communities in developing countries in #LatinR2019 and #AfricaR are available. Applications & info: uhasselt.be/UH/ITP_ERBIOST… R-Ladies Cape Town R-Ladies Johannesburg

It is official, #SouthAfrica passed the five million mark on #ART.

Following today’s media briefing, I would like to thank the HSRC.ac.za for their work thus far. This video, presented by Professor Pricilla Reddy covers everything we discussed in our briefing today, and has been posted to Facebook and can be viewed here: bit.ly/3bGWJ27

As the findings of the HSRC.ac.za report has taught us, it's not just about what this virus can do, it's the strain it can put our health system under when you consider how our people perceive it, respond to and understand it.

samj.org.za/index.php/samj… New Release: The utility of 2009 H1N1 in understanding transmission potential and estimating burden of COVID-19 in SA is demonstrated. SA specific parameters are critical for mathematical models to estimate COVID-19 impacts and public health interventions.

Eight scientists, including SA Medical Research Council head Prof Glenda Gray, have sent a chilling warning about the toll Covid-19 could take as winter sets in. timeslive.co.za/news/south-afr…

Flu season is bad news for Covid-19 severity, scientists warn citizen.co.za/news/covid-19/… via The Citizen News

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SA's household-based HIV study under way ewn.co.za/2022/02/08/sa-… via EWN Reporter

We organize 2 workshops in Hasselt Uni. on 12/10/23 & 13/10/23. The 1st: digital education and capacity development in (bio)stat & data science. The 2cd: development of academic networks and Alumni communities. You can join on-site or online. More info: next week. #rstats

National Department of Health Zuma presents this very simple diagram of how the #HIV epidemic evolves over time. #SABSSMVI #KnowYourStatus

This is the approach used in computing the estimates.

The Department of Health welcomes the results of the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and believes these will assist the country to strengthen the interventions in response to epidemic.

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HSRC at AIDS 2024

Very good piece 🇿🇦❤️👇🏽aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/…