21 January 2021
Pretoria, Thursday 21 January 2021 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with research partners, Epicentre, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), and the South…
13 August 2019
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and its partners will be conducting a joint TB and HIV pilot study in KwaZulu-Natal between 26 August and 20 September. The purpose of the pilot study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger…
03 December 2018
The fifth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, conducted in 2017 by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and its partners found resistance to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) in more than a quarter…
17 July 2018
Pretoria, Tuesday 17 July 2018 – The number of new HIV infections (incidence) significantly declined in 2017 when compared to findings of a similar survey conducted in 2012. This decreasing trend is consistent with the previous estimates of HIV…
10 July 2018
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites you to the launch of its fifth National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Study (SABSSM V) findings. The survey which provides a comprehensive assessment of HIV behavioural status of the…
01 February 2018
31 January 2018 | Cape Town | South Africa’s first survey to assess the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the country has been commissioned by the National Department of Health and aims to determine the bacteriological or laboratory confirmed…
10 January 2018
Pretoria, Wednesday 10 January 2018 – The first South African study to look at HIV prevalence in transgender women was today launched in East London. Initiated and supported by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
04 January 2018
Pretoria, Thursday 4 January 2018 – Initiated and supported by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Human Sciences Research…
09 November 2017
Pretoria, Thursday 9 November 2017 – In a Southern African first, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) working with partners, has conducted a study looking at the HIV prevention needs of partnered men who have sex with men (MSM). …
12 June 2017
Durban, Thursday 15 June 2017 – The Human Sciences Research Council today concluded its programme at the SA AIDS Conference in Kwa-Zulu Natal, where it joined various other agencies and institutions, to showcase the work it is doing to reduce…
