Wits MRU had a site visit by our collaborating partners for the HIV Self Testing study.  The visit was on the 17-19 March 2025 by representatives from Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Alabama.  The visitors were: Dr Lynn Mathews, Zoya Aoun, Dr...

WHO monitoring visit was done by Dr Petrus Steyn for the FP in PrEP study on the 14-17 April 2025. During the visit, the Monitor had a chance to meet Project Assistants who were collecting data for the client surveys

Nzwakie Mosery represented Wits MRU at the University of Zululand Community Engagement Meeting.  The meeting was held on 3rd April 2025.

Researchers from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada visit Wits MRU for a research and knowledge translation  In March 2025, researchers from  SFU spent time at Wits MRU to engage with  community members, and stakeholders to present finds from the Ayazazi study....

Mags Beksinska and Jenni Smit attended the WHO and stakeholder consultation on strategies to strengthen the integration of HIV prevention and contraceptive services in health systems leveraging implementation science methods in Lusaka Zambia on the 11-13 November...

Focus Group Discussion Training:- Contraceptive Induced Menstrual Changes (CIMC) Measurement Study. Dr Amelia Mackenzie working in the FHI 360 Contraceptive Research, Development, and Introduction Global Programs and Science visited WMRU in early November to conduct a...

Amanda Mona, WMRU Data Manager attended the annual REDCap Africa Symposium in October 2024 where she presented her experience in developing a complex data entry programme for a clinical trial. REDCap administrators and users from Africa gathered for technical...

WHO and UNFPA Consultation on the role of embedded implementation research to optimize efforts to improve contraceptive method choice in health systems. Accra, Ghana, 15 to 17 October 2024 Purpose: To bring together researchers, policymakers, and global technical...

Mandela Day Donation: On 7th August 2024, Wits MRU staff donated approximately eight boxes of clothes and baby supplies to the Diakonia Centre in eThekwini Central.