Universities South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences 2024
Surveillance and molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Northern South Africa
Submitted by University of Venda. Summary of the impact: Our research contributed evidence that allowed for near real-time interventions to curb the spread of...
Commercialization of a sorghum probiotic drink (Niselo)
Submitted by Tshwane University of Technology. Summary of the impact: (Including who or what has benefited, been influenced, or acted upon.) Nutrigi is...
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Understanding pathophysiology, improving diagnosis and therapy in a cardiac disease common in African women
Submitted by University of Cape Town. Summary of the impact: New Medication for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Based on her collaborative, basic science, translational research,...
The Centre for Deaf Studies
Submitted by University of the Witwatersrand. Summary of the impact: Underpinning academic work: Illiteracy, unemployability, inequality, and marginalisation was the fate of most...
An invisible epidemic: fighting hearing loss
Submitted by University of Pretoria. Overview Hearing loss strikes at the heart of what makes us human — communication, engagement and learning, and...
Societal Impact through the Faculty of Health Sciences Rural Community Initiative
Submitted by University of the Free State. Summary of the impact: Communities in the Xhariep district in the Free State, specifically in the...
Research from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University informs changes to WHO guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents globally
Submitted by Stellenbosch University. Summary of the impact: In 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) released their updated guidelines and operational handbook for...