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European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health Congress
Mags Beksinska and Jenni Smit attended the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health Congress in Ghent 25-28 May 2022. During the conference they presented an oral abstract on weight change in hormonal injectable users and a poster on women’s...
INNOVATE project site training
On the 10th and 11th of May collaborators and sponsors from FHI360 in the US visited WMRU for a 2-day training for the INNOVATE project:- A Phase 3, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Contraceptive Efficacy and Safety of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (150...
WMRU site visit and talk
In February 2022 we had two visitors from the Female Health Company (FHC) manufacturers of the FC2 female condom. WMRU completed the CoCo female condom contraceptive study at the end of 2021 which included the FC2 female condom. The visit was an opportunity for our...
International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The theme Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health, will focus on the need to protect, support and...
INAUGURAL LECTURE OF PROFESSOR MAGS BEKSINSKA
Video recording link: Download link – https://wits-za.zoom.us/rec/share/2-LBWktaxkGD8cibdsYRjxIB2bMSGOaOKirtE154E-0k-6WPNk1HqTNl2jam9Qse.PhpbpUBmsuoyk9iO
MRU – the start of the IMPOWER-022 trial at our site
It was with great anticipation and excitement that the MRU site kicked-off screening and recruitment for the IMPOWER-022 double-blinded randomised clinical trial in mid-September 2021. The trial will investigate the effectiveness and safety of a new oral monthly...