News and Events
News

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...

KZN DoH Research day 13th Sept 2019
Nzwakie Mosery, Mags Beksinska and Jenni Smit attended the annual Doh Research day held at Albert Luthuli hospital. This research day is held for local researchers within the Doh and researchers in other organisations to present and share findings. Mags...

Heritage Day 2019
On heritage day MRU Staff dressed up in different traditional outfits in celebration of our South African heritage and diversity in cultural beliefs

Visit from Prof Taiwo Lateef Sheikh
Sept 25th 2019 - visit from Prof Taiwo Lateef Sheikh Prof Taiwo Lateef Sheikh from the Ahmodu Bello University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria visited MRU to discuss a potential collaboration on future clinical trial and capacity building activities....

Lifeline AGM
Lifeline AGM - 12th September 2019 Jenni Smit and Mags Beksinska attended the annual Lifeline AGM on the 12th Sept 2019. The AGM celebrates Lifelines’s work over the previous year and brings together funders and collaborators that support this dynamic NGO....
Events
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...
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 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...
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...