Wits VIDA Research Unit
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Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand @witshealthfac @witshealth. Executive Director @shabirmadh
Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto
Joined July 2015
🌍 On #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay, we’re proud to have conducted over 60 clinical trials over the past two decades — from life-saving vaccines to maternal and newborn health innovations. @WitsHealthFac
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Wits VIDA is proud to contribute to the CHAMPS network, featured in @FortuneMagazine, highlighting efforts to better understand and prevent child mortality. 🔗 @ShabirMadh @WitsHealthFac .#CHAMPS #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth #WitsVIDA.
fortune.com
The massive foundation's data-driven strategy to save lives quickly and cheaply: ‘We are constantly looking for the Archimedean lever’
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Did you know that over the last 50 years, essential #vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives? (World Health Organisation (WHO), 2025) Find resources and information here: @ShabirMadh @WitsHealthFac
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🏥Go to the clinic for screening if you have symptoms:. -Unexplained weight loss/loss of appetite . -Night sweats/chills/fever. -persistent/long-term coughing (>2 wks). -coughing up blood/bloody phlegm. -painful -> chest/breathing/cough. -shortness of breath & fatigue #WorldTBDay.
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🌍 #WorldTBday 🫁.TB can cause severe disease, even in healthy people. TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV in 🇿🇦. TB is curable: early detection, treatment, & surveillance save lives!. 💊If you are living with HIV, adhere to ART. #EndTB #TBHIV
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We’re proud to support the @gbssupport GBSS Virtual Conference: 14 May 2025! Experts & organizations share latest research on group B Streptococcus (GBS) prevention & care. Let’s improve outcomes for parents & babies!
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 🦠 is a highly contagious respiratory virus that typically starts in South Africa around Feb/Mar. While it often resembles a ‘cold’, it can lead to lower respiratory tract infections, especially for infants & elderly. Share for #RSVAwareness
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‼️Today at ⏰12:00 @nicd_sa Monthly Scientific Forum, open to public: . 🔬 Learn how #MITS is uncovering causes of mortality, improving health, addressing HIV-related deaths, & shaping vaccine priorities. 🩺. #OpenScience #PublicHealth #Under5mortality.
📢 Join NICD Monthly Scientific Forum for CHAMPS (Wits VIDA) 🇿🇦 findings. 🗓 Wed, 5-Mar-25 🕛 12:00-13:00PM SAST.🔬 Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into life-saving surveillance! 🩺🌍.Scan QR/click to join: #CHAMPS #MITS #PublicHealth
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📢 Join NICD Monthly Scientific Forum for CHAMPS (Wits VIDA) 🇿🇦 findings. 🗓 Wed, 5-Mar-25 🕛 12:00-13:00PM SAST.🔬 Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into life-saving surveillance! 🩺🌍.Scan QR/click to join: #CHAMPS #MITS #PublicHealth
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🎥 🎗️ #HealthyLifestyleAwarenessDay | Good Nutrition for Healthy Kids 🥦🍎. 👋 Today at Wits VIDA, we're shining a light on the importance of good nutrition for children.
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RT @gatesfoundation: Meet Dr. Shabir Madhi and Dr. Cathy Ndiaye: two committed health researchers that share a common goal of protecting pe….
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Read our latest work which examines the effectiveness of a reduced pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) dosing schedule in South African children. @ShabirMadh.@lottreaux.@WitsHealthFac.🔗
tandfonline.com
Surveillance on nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in older children would be informative in determining whether a single priming and booster dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (P...
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📢Publication Alert! Read the latest findings on the NVX-CoV2373 #COVID19 💉 vaccine here: #Research #Vaccines #PublicHealth @WitsHealthFac @ShabirMadh.
journalofinfection.com
Response data for COVID-19 vaccines in immunosuppressed individuals are typically limited to standard dosing in small populations. Adjusting number or interval of doses may impact immune responses...
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Did you know? Wits VIDA Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) has a regular slot on our local community radio station @jozifm 105.8 FM, Mondays at 11:00 - Read more about @CHAMPS_Health here: @WitsHealthFac @ShabirMadh
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📣New publication alert! #newresearch #GBS #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #Vaccines @ShabirMadh @CutlandClare @WitsHealthFac 🔗Read more here:
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RT @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT: Deadline extended! Apply for the @KEMRI_Wellcome PGD studentship, which is fully funded and offered in collaboration wi….
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RT @WitsUniversity: OPENING OF THE WITS ROY MCALPINE BURNS UNIT | Today, 26 August is the official opening of the Wits Roy McAlpine Burns U….
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For #BreastfeedingWeek2024 Wits VIDA teams shared #health education with mothers and caregivers in collaboration with local clinics. @WitsHealthFac @CHAMPS_Health
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Today is the beginning of #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2024. #DYK that #breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival? Read more here: .@WHO.@WitsHealthFac.@CHAMPS_Health Image credit: WHO/Yoshi Shimizu
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This #mandeladay2024 our @CHAMPS_Health team reached out to a local children's home and rolled up their sleeves! @ShabirMadh @WitsHealthFac
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