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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is the national public health institute of South Africa, [1] providing reference to microbiology, virology, epidemiology, surveillance and public health research to support the government's response to communicable disease threats. [2] [3]
HIV and AIDS in South Africa are major health concerns, and more than 5.3 million people are thought to be living with the virus in South Africa. [7] HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the retrovirus that causes the disease known as AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country. [8]
Racial and ethnic health disparities continue to persist between the five largest racial groups in South Africa's post-Apartheid era. [3] Research from 2018 on South Africans ages 50 years or older indicated that Black South Africans have disproportionately poorer cognitive functioning. [3] Coloured South Africans also have a disproportionate ...
It was created by merging the South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Centre for Occupational Health and the National Institute for Virology. It also absorbed various provincial health department and university-run pathology laboratories. [4] The NHLS is the diagnostic pathology service for the public sector in South ...
Burden of all infectious diseases, worldwide in 2004, measured in disability-adjusted life years Burden of non-communicable diseases, worldwide in 2004, measured in disability-adjusted life years Disease burden is the impact of a health problem as measured by financial cost , mortality , morbidity , or other indicators.
HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious health concerns in South Africa. South Africa has the highest number of people afflicted with HIV of any country, and the fourth-highest adult HIV prevalence rate, according to the 2019 United Nations statistics. [1] About 8 million South Africans out of the 60 million population live with HIV. [2]
National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD; South Africa) National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR; Tanzania) [6] Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC; Nigeria) [7] Pasteur Institute of Algeria (Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, IPA; Algeria) Pasteur Institute of Morocco (Institut Pasteur du Maroc, IPM; Morocco) [8] [9] [10] [11]
Pages in category "Medical research institutes in South Africa" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .