This is a landmark study in so far as being the first to raise the alarm that, despite early successes with COVID-19 vaccines, further research is warranted on a next generation of COVID-19 vaccines.
Mar 17, 2021
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A study by Wits scientists and partners has proved that a targeted malaria transmission prevention intervention is not inferior to the 'blanket' approach.
Feb 26, 2021
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Accurate modeling is one of the tools being used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic globally. It is essential for policy makers, experts and the population to get access to reliable information on the evolution and severity of ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Early unblinding of the of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) is a milestone for prevention of HIV among women in sub Saharan Africa.
Nov 10, 2020
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Containing the scourge of COVID-19 requires testing of individuals, and isolating those who test positive, together with recent contacts, so as to prevent further spread. It is therefore critical to ensure that testing is ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Ezintsha, a research group at Wits University that investigates better options for first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens for people with HIV, today published its 96-week outcomes in the prestigious Lancet HIV ...
Oct 1, 2020
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A trial by scientists at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM), in collaboration with Namibian, UK, and US researchers demonstrates how mass drug administration and vector control can help eliminate malaria. A vector ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Gene therapy—there is a long road ahead to mainstream techniques and ensure that the technology is cost-effective.
Nov 12, 2019
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Machine learning study finds housing have improved in sub-Saharan Africa but adequate water and sanitation remains biggest challenge.
Jul 25, 2019
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Wits biomedical engineer Adam Pantanowitz discovered he had a neuromuscular condition as a teenager. Since then, the Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering has researched the potential of technology ...
Jul 25, 2019
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