Social Aspects of Public Health
28 Feb 2020 | The controversial cut: clear communication essential for HIV risk reduction
Although the contribution of each component of the HIV response is not known, one mathematical model published in February 2020 in the Lancet found th...
1 Dec 2019 | World AIDS Day 2019: New pill brings hope, while stigma remains a barrier to treatment
The introduction of a new HIV drug, as part of the new antiretroviral treatment guidelines, has been greeted with widespread positivity. The three-in-...
29 Oct 2019 | Collaborating on couples-focused interventions for HIV, STIs and diabetes
The HSRC is collaborating with the University of Southampton and the University of Cape Town to develop behaviour change strategies aimed at encouragi...
30 Jul 2019 | AIDSImpact 2019: HSRC presentations
The HSRC is sending a delegation to the AIDSImpact conference once again this year. This is the 14th edition of the conference and it will be held in ...
8 Feb 2019 | PE office enters #WRADChallenge2019
HSRC staff members in Port Elizabeth took time to participate in the NGO Nal’ibali’s #WRADChallenge2019 by reading aloud the set story &ld...
8 Jan 2019 | The biggest cost burden of Africa's growing diabetes epidemic is borne by the poorest
The number of people with diabetes in Africa will almost triple between 2015 and 2040, rising from 14.2 million to 34.2 million, according to The Inte...
3 Dec 2018 | Statement by the HSRC and UNAIDS on a joint 2018 World AIDS Days partnership seminar on HIV drug resistance
HIV Drug Resistance: Results from the Fifth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence Behaviour and Communication survey, and impact on the 90-...
8 Aug 2018 | Professor Khangelani Zuma - Appointment as Honorary Associate Professor
" The HSRC is pleased to announce that Prof Khangelani Zuma has been appointed as Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Public Health. The a...
17 Jul 2018 | HSRC launches National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey results
The fifth National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Study (SABSSM V) findings are being released today....
5 Jan 2018 | First South African study to look at HIV prevalence in transgender women
The first South African integrated biological and behavioral survey on HIV in transgender women will be supported by various South African and interna...