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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]
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) was created by combining various structures inherited from the NHLS's parent organisations. The former National Institute for Virology was combined with the former SAIMR's specialist laboratories of microbiology, parasitology, and entomology to create a communicable diseases institute with a public health orientation, comparable to the ...
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 ...
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 .
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is a para-statal medical research organisation in South Africa.The current president is professor Ntobeko Ntusi. [2] The South African Medical Research Council was established in 1969 to act as an independent statutory body to co-ordinate health and medical research activities throughout South Africa.
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global research program of disease burden that assesses mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factors. GBD is a collaboration of over 12,000 researchers from more than 160 countries. [1]
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.