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SASOG conference
Mags Beksinska and Jenni Smit attended the 39th National Congress of the South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SASOG) from 7 to 11 March 2020 in KwaZulu Natal. They presented two orals, two posters and participated in a contraceptive round...
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National Sexual Transmitted Infections/ Condom Week [11-15 February 2020]
MRU joined Commercial City Clinic in raising awareness about STI’s and the use of condoms as a method of prevention. This week is used to draw attention to testing for STIs and also stressing the importance of using condoms as a barrier method that...

Zink team update!
The Zink team were all smiles when Dr Lynn Matthews (University of Alabama, Birmingham) and Tricia Smith (Canada) who are the ZINK Study co-Principal Investigator and Project Manager respectively visited the team in Durban.

South African Association of Campus Health Services (SAACHS) conference in KZN
Bobo Zulu and Mags Beksinska attended the South African Association of Campus Health Services (SAACHS) conference in KZN on the 9th of January 2020. They presented the results of the DREAMS menstrual cup project which was conducted in a number of further...

20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa
Mags Beksinska and Jenni Smit attended the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in Kigali at the beginning of December 2019. They participated in oral, poster and workshop sessions, presenting the results of several studies including...

Ibis Reproductive Health Research Workshop
Nzwakie Mosery attended a dissemination workshop for Ibis Reproductive Health on the 31st January 2020, at Protea Parktonian Hotel, Johannesburg. There were three dissemination themes including: Strengthening access to Comprehensive Sexual Education CSE in South...

MRU year end team building
MRU displayed its [TEAMNACITY] through a team building event which was facilitated by DR Ilse de Bruin in the commercial city building. The event highlighted the importance of team work and communication in the organisation, and what it means to be a unit....

MRU Community Advisory Board meeting
On the 26th November the MRU Community Advisory Board (CAB) held their last meeting of the year at the MRU offices, ending with a Christmas lunch. Sixteen CAB members attended representing a diverse range of local organisations. MRU staff presented...

Men’s Wellness Day event
MRU together with Commercial City Clinic hosted a Men’s Wellness Day event on the 15th of November 2019. It was an opportunity for men to receive information about HIV prevention (including pre-exposure prophylaxis, male and female condoms, HIV counselling...

SOAR project (Supporting Operations AIDS Research) advisory meeting
The SOAR project (Supporting Operations AIDS Research) is a global HIV and AIDS operations research project to inform programmes and policy. SOAR held a joint research advisory group meeting in Pretoria on 6 November 2019, with representatives from the Population...
Events
MRU staff participate in the SAAIDS conference, Durban June 2019
MRU staff participate in the SAAIDS conference, Durban June 2019
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES FOR DECRIMINALISATION OF SEX WORK
On the 29th of January 2019, at TB/HIV Care offices in Durban, a meeting was held with Aids Health Foundation (AHF), Durban Lifeline, Sisonke,...
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Seminar UKZN
MRU was invited to the annual Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights seminar at the UKZN Medical School on the 5th of October 2018. The topic of the...
Menstrual Health Management Symposium
Date: 28 -29 May 2018 Venue: Sandton, Johannesburg MRU had the pleasure of being invited to a Menstrual Health Management Symposium which was held...