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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, TB/HIV Care, MatCH Research Unit (MRU), North Star Alliance, Sex Workers Education Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), members of the SAPS and Asijiki. The intention of the meeting was to share advocacy strategies […]
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 seminar this year was Advancing Transformation Sexual Reproductive Health Rights for all. Discussions were based on sexual health, human rights, inclusion and empowerment especially on campuses. MRU introduced […]
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 in Johannesburg Sandton from 28- 29 May 2018. The purpose of the symposium was to strengthen commitment and build on the latest evidence base, to move from research to action, and […]
Presentations at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, IAS 2017, Paris, France, 23-26 July 2017
Together with our collaborators, the following poster presentations were displayed at the 9th IAS 2017 Conference, Paris, France, 23-26 July 2017: Lee L, Dietrich J, Greener L, Makhale L, Smith P, Hornschuh S, Mathenjwa T, Smit J, Brockman M, Gray G, Beksinska M, Kaida A on behalf of the Ayazazi research team. Gender and […]
Presentations at the 8th SA AIDS Conference 2017, 13-15 June 2017, Durban
Together with our collaborators, the following topics were presented at the 8th SA AIDS Conference, held from 13-15 June 2017 in Durban: Oral Presentations Milford C, Lazarus N, Nkosi P, Kubeka M, Zulu B, Zwane Z, Msawoni N, Phungula L, Mabude Z, Smit J, Beksinska M, Mantell JE. Facilitators and barriers to the female condom […]
Presentations at the HEAIDS Conference, 9-11 June 2017, Durban
Together with our collaborators, the following two poster presentations were displayed at the HEAIDS Conference, held from the 9-11 June 2017 in Durban: Beksinska M, Dietrich J, Smith P, Hornschuh S, Mathenjwa T, Greener L, Smit J, Makhale L, Lee L, Brockman M, Kaida A. “They won’t tell your parents.” Factors motivating participation in a […]
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health hosts External Research Day
The KZN DoH External Research Day on Monday, 21st November 2016 focuses on health systems research. The goal of the Research Day is to offer researchers from various organisations in the Province a platform to share their results, experiences and recommendations with managers of the Department of Health, so that these can be used to […]