News and Events
2026 News
European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health
Mags Beksinska attended The 18th European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC Congress) in Belgrade, Serbia, in May 2026. Two posters and one oral poster was presented during the conference.
2025 and older News
FP-PrEP site meeting
Implementation Research on Introducing and Scaling Up Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Prevention of HIV Infection within Family Planning/Contraceptive Services in South Africa. Study Close out visit, Durban, South Africa 23-24 October 2025 Dr Petrus Steyn...
FP-PrEP: PI meeting
Implementation Research on Introducing and Scaling Up Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Prevention of HIV Infection within Family Planning/Contraceptive Services in South Africa and Eswatini The PI Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 15 October 2025 The...
IAS conference
WMRU staff attended the IAS conference in Kigali 11-17 July where they presented posters and attended project meetings. Please see images below from the conference.
WHO monitoring visit
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
Zululand Community Engagement Meeting
Nzwakie Mosery represented Wits MRU at the University of Zululand Community Engagement Meeting. The meeting was held on 3rd April 2025.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) visit
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....






