Meeting report: South African Medical Research Council Standard of Care in Clinical Research in Low- And Middle-Income Settings Summit, November 2017 by Maurine D. Miner, Linda-Gail Bekker, Tamara Kredo, Niresh Bhagwandin, Lawrence Corey, Glenda E. Gray

“…Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was recommended by the World Health Organization for persons at high risk of acquiring HIV, but not all countries immediately adopted those recommendations. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) convened a summit to discuss issues relating to SoC and PrEP in HIV prevention clinical trials taking place in lower- to middle-income countries (LMIC). …”
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‘HIV & TB Drug Resistance & Clinical Management Case Book’ by T Rossouw, R J Lessells, T de Oliveira. Cape Town: South African Medical Research Council, 2013. ISBN 978-1-920014-91-9. by K E Sigaloff, R L Hamers

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Tracking the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa using wastewater-based epidemiology by Rabia Johnson, Jyoti R. Sharma, Pritika Ramharack, Noluxabiso Mangwana, Craig Kinnear, Amsha Viraragavan, Brigitte Glanzmann, Johan Louw, Nada Abdelatif, Tarylee Reddy, Swastika Surujlal-Naicker, Sizwe Nkambule, Nomfundo Mahlangeni, Candice Webster, Mongezi Mdhluli, Glenda Gray, Angela Mathee, Wolfgang Preiser, Christo Muller, Renee Street

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Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 airport surveillance: key trends at the Cape Town International Airport by Sizwe Nkambule, Rabia Johnson, Angela Mathee, Nomfundo Mahlangeni, Candice Webster, Suranie Horn, Noluxabiso Mangwana, Stephanie Dias, Jyoti Rajan Sharma, Pritika Ramharack, Johan Louw, Tarylee Reddy, Swastika Surujlal-Naicker, Mongezi Mdhluli, Glenda Gray, Christo Muller, Renee Street

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Using Wastewater Surveillance to Compare COVID-19 Outbreaks during the Easter Holidays over a 2-Year Period in Cape Town, South Africa by Nomfundo Mahlangeni, Renée Street, Suranie Horn, Angela Mathee, Noluxabiso Mangwana, Stephanie Dias, Jyoti Rajan Sharma, Pritika Ramharack, Johan Louw, Tarylee Reddy, Swastika Surujlal-Naicker, Sizwe Nkambule, Candice Webster, Mongezi Mdhluli, Glenda Gray, Christo Muller, Rabia Johnson

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Practices and trends in clinical trial registration in the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR): a descriptive analysis of registration data by Duduzile Edith Ndwandwe, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Lindi Mathebula, Elizabeth Pienaar, Ameer Hohlfeld, Sinazo Runeyi

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Household air pollution and respiratory symptoms a month before and during the stringent COVID-19 lockdown levels 5 and 4 in South Africa by Caradee Wright, Thandi Kapwata, Nada Abdelatif, Chiara Batini, Bianca Wernecke, Zamantimande Kunene, Danielle Millar, Angela Mathee, Renée Street, Rikesh Panchal, Anna Hansell, Rebecca Cordell, Joshua Vande Hey

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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (ambient PM2.5 and ambient ozone) in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012 by R A Roomaney, E Cairncross, M Tesfaye, T Kapwata, N Abdelatif, C Olivier, K Mathibela, A Cois, I Neethling, J Botai, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, K Chetty, B Nojilana, C Y Wright, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk

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Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study by Dr. Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, PhD, William Msemburi, MPhil, Ria Laubscher, BCom, Prof. Rob E Dorrington, MPhil, Pam Groenewald, MBCHB, Tracy Glass, BCom Hons, Beatrice Nojilana, MPH, Jané D Joubert, PhD, Richard Matzopoulos, PhD, Megan Prinsloo, MPH, Nadine Nannan, MSc, Nomonde Gwebushe, BSc Hons, Theo Vos, PhD, Nontuthuzelo Somdyala, MDS, Nomfuneko Sithole, MPH, Ian Neethling, MSc, Edward Nicol, PhD, Anastasia Rossouw, FC (Neurol) SA, Debbie Bradshaw, DPhil

“…Funding: South African Medical Research Council's Flagships Awards Project.…”
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Depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms two years post-rape and the role of early counselling: Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation (RICE) study by S. Mhlongo, S. Seedat, R. Jewkes, B. Myers, E. Chirwa, J. Nöthling, C. Lombard, N. Peer, A.P. Kengne, C. Garcia-Moreno, K. Dunkle, N. Abrahams

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How ready are our health systems to implement prevention of mother to child transmission Option B+? by Palesa Nkomo, Natasha Davies, Gayle Sherman, Sanjana Bhardwaj, Vundli Ramokolo, Nobubelo K. Ngandu, Nobuntu Noveve, Trisha Ramraj, Vuyolwethu Magasana, Yages Singh, Duduzile Nsibande, Ameena E. Goga

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Overview by D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk, I Neethling, R A Roomaney, A Cois, J D Joubert, N Nannan, N Abdelatief, O F Awotiwon, E B Turawa, B Nojilana, P Groenewald, R Matzopoulos, M Prinsloo, E Cairncross, C Y Wright, N Peer, R Pacella, on behalf of the SACRA2 collaborative group

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Review of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in South African Wildlife by Netanya Bernitz, Tanya J. Kerr, Wynand J. Goosen, Josephine Chileshe, Roxanne L. Higgitt, Eduard O. Roos, Christina Meiring, Rachiel Gumbo, Candice de Waal, Charlene Clarke, Katrin Smith, Samantha Goldswain, Taschnica T. Sylvester, Léanie Kleynhans, Anzaan Dippenaar, Peter E. Buss, David V. Cooper, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Sven D. C. Parsons, Michele A. Miller

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Service delivery models that promote linkages to PrEP for adolescent girls and young women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review by Witness Chirinda, Trisha Ramraj, Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Edward Nicol, Catherine Mathews, Babalwa Zani, Wisdom Basera, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Kim Jonas, Ngcwalisa Jama, Tracy McClinton Appollis, Darshini Govindasamy, Eunice B Turawa

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Service delivery models for enhancing linkage to and retention in HIV care services for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men: a protocol for an overvi... by Witness Chirinda, Trisha Ramraj, Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Edward Nicol, Catherine Mathews, Babalwa Zani, Wisdom Basera, Kim Jonas, Ngcwalisa Jama, Tracy McClinton Appollis, Desiree Pass, Darshini Govindasamy

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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012 by P Groenewald, R Pacella, F Sitas, O F Awotiwon, N Vellios, C J van Rensburg, S Manda, R Laubscher, B Nojilana, J D Joubert, D Labadarios, L Ayo-Yusuf, R A Roomaney, E B Turawa, I Neethling, N Abdelatif, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw

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Impact of South Africa’s April 2022 floods on women and men’s lives and gender relations in low-income communities: A qualitative study by R. Jewkes, A. Gibbs, S. Mkhwanazi, A. Zembe, Z. Khoza, N. Mnandi, L. Washington, S. Khaula, S. Gigaba, J. Nöthling, N. Abrahams, S. Willan

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Planned, ongoing and completed tuberculosis treatment trials in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: a 2019 cross-sectional descriptive analysis by Tamara Kredo, Duduzile Edith Ndwandwe, Lindi Mathebula, Lovemore Mapahla, Dilyara Nurkhametova, Liliya Eugenevna Ziganshina, Mikateko Mazinu, Esme Jordan

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South African rape survivors’ expressions of shame, self-blame and internalized-stigma by Samantha Willan, Nwabisa Shai, Thobeka Majola, Mpumelelo Mabhida, Sinqobile Mngadi, Tholsie Gounden, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Mercilene Machisa

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South Africa’s vital statistics are currently not suitable for monitoring progress towards injury and violence Sustainable Development Goals by Debbie Bradshaw, Jané Joubert, Richard Matzopoulos, Pam Groenewald

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