Research + Brain Health = Your passion? We're on the hunt for a Research Fellow to join our dynamic MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit team working on mental and neurological health-related, population-based research. Deadline to apply 4 August shorturl.at/aczMR Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Bianca Moffett

Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights theconversation.com/thirty-years-o… via The Conversation Africa MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit Wits School of Public Health Ryan G Wagner Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Jacques du Toit Julia Ruiz Pozuelo

Wonderful having @carolyn_audet visit MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit to review ongoing work with #traditionalhealers, including recent qual interviews with policymakers. A great team, great research and amazing potential. wits.ac.za/ntirhisano Wits School of Public Health @vuglobalhealth Wits Faculty of Health Sciences

Over 80% of the burden and health loss from neurological conditions occur in low- and middle-income countries. Access to care, treatment and rehabilitation remains limited. More must be done to boost research & scale up access to quality services bit.ly/3VhxQnq

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset #epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in SLEEP. ow.ly/54bc50RsSAj #sleep

Great having RTI International MITS Surveillance Alliance team visit us MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit as we get the #Vukamberi study underway: using minimally invasive tissue sampling to determine cause of death in community deaths. Learn more: shorturl.at/ItQII Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Wits School of Public Health

A compelling and worrying snapshot of the South African research landscape and its intersection with politics and the wider national landscape…‘Stop the xenophobia’ — South African researchers sound alarm on eve of election nature.com/articles/d4158…

[ON AIR] #ShapingTogether #NAF50 #NAF2024 To close off the show today, Bridget Masinga speaks to Senior Research Fellow and Co-Principal Investigator at Agincourt, Ryan G Wagner on the study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV on #TheFullCircle ⭕️

Great to see Fezile's work being recognized - A rising star in SA Higher Education Research named a finalist in 2024 HERS-SA Awards - Wits University wits.ac.za/news/latest-ne… via Wits University FW

A unique aspect of #neurologyresidency at Barrow is our #globalneurology program. Together w/ Wits University, we’ve developed a scalable global model for education, clinical service, & research with an initial focus on building capacity in epilepsy, stroke, & neurocritical care.

Wits University Above: #BarrowGlobal Neurology Director Dr. Huiam Mubarak & neurology resident Dr. Alyssa Bowlsby visit the Wits Faculty Health Sciences Building, which houses Wits Medical School. Below: Members of Barrow Global Neurology & Wits University visit Chiawelo Community Health Center

Wits University Barrow Chair of Neurology Dr. Brad Racette, MD, Dr. Mubarak, and Wits University Professor Andre Mochan head to a consult at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, #SouthAfrica.

Wits University Brad Racette, MD Barrow #neurologists Dr. Daniel Gonzalez, #neurologyresidents Drs. Ryan Wagner and Bowlsby, and Dr. Mubarak tour the Wits School of Public Health with a Wits University public health consultant.

Wits University Brad Racette, MD Drs. Mubarak, Bowlsby, and Wagner examine an iron lung at the Wits Adler Museum of Medicine. Learn more about Barrow Global Neurology at bar.rw/global-neurolo….

Great to be a #neurologyresident at an Institution that recognizes #globalneuroequity; an Institution that dares and supports us to think big. “Accept challenges. Reject norms. Push boundaries.” #BNI #BrainHealthforAll BarrowNeurological

Great to contribute to the global discussion on #determiningcauseofdeath using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) with the MITS Surveillance Alliance RTI International. Innovative work happening at MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit & global partner sites #ASTMH2024 #NOLA Wits School of Public Health Gates Foundation

Challenging problems require innovative solutions. Our recently published article shows that Traditional healers can play a unique role in the fight against HIV. journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract… MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit Wits University Wits School of Public Health