medical research council
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“ In…repositioning the Medical Research Council…
I would like to see a world class MRC,
…not just an MRC
for South Africa but
…one that has
world class scientists and
…one that does
world class research ! ”….Speech by the Honorable Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi at the NIH-MRC Summit , 17 June 2013
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2012: MRC scientific achievements
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High level national recognition for the MRC
MRC features in State of Nation Address
It was with good reason that we were delighted when late last year, studies from the Medical Research Council, the Lancet medical journal and others began reporting a dramatic increase in life expectancy…
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2013: MRC science impacts global policy on Intimate partner violence
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2012/13 MRC Lancet papers: TB & HIV treatment
MRC researcher:C Lombard (Biostatistics Unit)
MRC researcher: M van der Walt (TB Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit)
MRC researcher:A Venter (Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology) and P Becker (Biostatistics Unit)
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2012/13 MRC Lancet papers: Burden of Disease
MRC researcher:R Matzopoulos (Safety and Peace Promotion Research Unit)
MRC researcher:D Bradshaw (Burden of disease research unit)
MRC researcher:C Parry (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit)
MRC researcher:D Bradshaw and N Nannan (Burden of Disease Research Unit)Kerber K, Tuaone-Nkhasi M, Dorrington RE, Nannan N, Bradshaw D
Progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4
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MRC-NIH Summit & AIDS Conf: July 2013
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MRC science impacts global policy on Intimate partner violence
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MRC science contributes to clinical development of Bedaquilline for MDR-TB
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MRC contributes to malaria drug development