Challenging problems require innovative solutions. Our recently published article shows that Traditional healers can play a unique role in the fight against HIV. https://t.co/183x88SZ4W @AgincourtHDSS @WitsUniversity @WitsSPH

Great to contribute to the global discussion on #determiningcauseofdeath using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) with the MITS Surveillance Alliance @RTI_Intl. Innovative work happening at @AgincourtHDSS & global partner sites #ASTMH2024 #NOLA @WitsSPH @gatesfoundation

Great to be a #neurologyresident at an Institution that recognizes #globalneuroequity; an Institution that dares and supports us to think big. “Accept challenges. Reject norms. Push boundaries.” #BNI #BrainHealthforAll @BarrowNeuro

Important words to realize when working towards #brainhealthforall; considering the vast disparities that exist both within countries and across oceans, much remains to be done in achieving #globalneuroequity...the evidence continues to mount- will you join the fight?

@TheLancet @DrShaheenLakhan reflects, "Dementia risk factors disproportionately affect socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and [LMICs]. Addressing these...isn't just a matter of fairness in the fight against dementia, equality in prevention is as important as equality in treatment".

Most recent dementia report in the @TheLancet and reported at #AAIC2024 suggests that upwards of 45% of global dementia cases are potentially preventable by 14 modifiable determinants experienced across the lifecourse - https://t.co/SE3rhDT2Gm

A unique aspect of #neurologyresidency at Barrow is our #globalneurology program. Together w/ @WitsUniversity, we’ve developed a scalable global model for education, clinical service, & research with an initial focus on building capacity in epilepsy, stroke, & neurocritical care.

@WitsUniversity Above: #BarrowGlobal Neurology Director Dr. Huiam Mubarak & neurology resident Dr. Alyssa Bowlsby visit the Wits Faculty Health Sciences Building, which houses Wits Medical School. Below: Members of Barrow Global Neurology & Wits University visit Chiawelo Community Health Center

@WitsUniversity Barrow Chair of Neurology Dr. @BradRacette, Dr. Mubarak, and Wits University Professor Andre Mochan head to a consult at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, #SouthAfrica.

@WitsUniversity @BradRacette Barrow #neurologists Dr. Daniel Gonzalez, #neurologyresidents Drs. Ryan Wagner and Bowlsby, and Dr. Mubarak tour the Wits School of Public Health with a Wits University public health consultant.

@WitsUniversity @BradRacette Drs. Mubarak, Bowlsby, and Wagner examine an iron lung at the Wits Adler Museum of Medicine. Learn more about Barrow Global Neurology at https://t.co/IaE79qaezG.

Great to see Fezile's work being recognized - A rising star in SA Higher Education Research named a finalist in 2024 HERS-SA Awards - Wits University https://t.co/rE5UeZPrUH via @WitsUniversity @FezileWagner

[ON AIR] #ShapingTogether #NAF50 #NAF2024 To close off the show today, @BridgetMasinga speaks to Senior Research Fellow and Co-Principal Investigator at Agincourt, @RyanGWagner on the study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV on #TheFullCircle ⭕️

A compelling and worrying snapshot of the South African research landscape and its intersection with politics and the wider national landscape…‘Stop the xenophobia’ — South African researchers sound alarm on eve of election

Great having @RTI_Intl MITS Surveillance Alliance team visit us @AgincourtHDSS as we get the #Vukamberi study underway: using minimally invasive tissue sampling to determine cause of death in community deaths. Learn more: https://t.co/fd9wj58ly4 @WitsHealthFac @WitsSPH

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset #epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in SLEEP. https://t.co/k2s4y2LZlT #sleep

Over 80% of the burden and health loss from neurological conditions occur in low- and middle-income countries. Access to care, treatment and rehabilitation remains limited. More must be done to boost research & scale up access to quality services https://t.co/xIVlvdIvWH

Wonderful having @carolyn_audet visit @AgincourtHDSS to review ongoing work with #traditionalhealers, including recent qual interviews with policymakers. A great team, great research and amazing potential. https://t.co/KEw0qgzeBZ @WitsSPH @vuglobalhealth @WitsHealthFac

Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights https://t.co/LQPepia0YI via @TC_Africa @AgincourtHDSS @WitsSPH @RyanGWagner @WitsHealthFac @JacDToit @JuliaRzPz

Research + Brain Health = Your passion? We're on the hunt for a Research Fellow to join our dynamic @AgincourtHDSS team working on mental and neurological health-related, population-based research. Deadline to apply 4 August https://t.co/Bp8QfOSceX @WitsHealthFac @BiancaMoffett1