CIDER, School of Public Health, UCT
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Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research in the School of Public Health, University of Cape Town
Cape Town
Joined March 2010
Here's the recording of last week's event in case you missed it! It was a very special celebration of CIDER's proud history and the many stalwarts who brought ART to South Africa
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Such a special celebration of @uctcider today @UCT_SPH @UCTHealthSci. In awe of the many stalwarts who brought ART to South Africa at such trying times - making the impossible happen and saving lives! We salute you and the foundations you have laid to strengthen healthcare!
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Link for the meeting, starting shortly: https://t.co/A71EEktpTz Meeting ID: 896 6004 1628 Passcode: 273168
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Today is our Reflection and Relaunch event. Please join us in-person!
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Excess mortality attributable to AIDS among people living with HIV in high‐income countries: a systematic review and meta‐analysis - Trickey - 2024 - Journal of the International AIDS Society - Wiley Online Library
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Introduction Identifying strategies to further reduce AIDS-related mortality requires accurate estimates of the extent to which mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is due to AIDS-related...
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New paper: Cost-effectiveness of viral load testing for transitioning antiretroviral therapy-experienced children to dolutegravir in South Africa: a modelling analysis - The Lancet Global Health
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For programmes transitioning to dolutegravir-based regimens, our model predicted that doing so would be more effective and less costly than continuing current ART regimens, regardless of NRTI choice....
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Join us next week for our CIDER event. We will be celebrating career milestones and reflecting on our history as we relaunch our Centre.
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Upcoming webinar - Overcoming Barriers to Birth Defect Diagnosis and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa This event will explore the critical challenges faced in diagnosing and managing #birthdefects. 📅 28 Nov at 13:00 GMT 🔗 https://t.co/Cq9hjhjKDG
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New publication: Global decline in CD4 measurement
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Despite its critical role in patient care and program evaluation, measurement of CD4 cell count at treatment start has declined to low levels, especially i
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Our article in @SpotlightNSP discussing the issue of interruptions of antiretroviral therapy - "the key challenge for the SA antiretroviral treatment programme" Scale of problem, the reasons, the consequences, what is being done to address it and what more can be done @Sipho_23
MUST READ | Stopping antiretroviral treatment when you are living with HIV can result in increased #HIV transmission, illness, hospitalisation, and death. Professor @graemein and colleagues write what we can do to combat disengagement with HIV treatment. https://t.co/PoFfN5pOU4
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Why people stop taking their HIV treatment and what we can do about it
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Stopping antiretroviral treatment when you are living with HIV can result in increased HIV transmission, illness, hospitalisation, and eventually death. To combat such disengagement with HIV treatm...
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Happening at #WCE2024 Fri 27 Sep 12h00-13h00 Symposium: Advances in HIV Cohort Methodology including @_MiguelHernan speaking on causal AI for observational research Meeting block 1.41-1.44
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Happening at #WCE2024 Fri 27 Sep 12h00-13h00 Symposium: Advances in HIV Cohort Methodology including @_MiguelHernan speaking on causal AI for observational research Meeting block 1.41-1.44
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New publication in #PLOSGlobalPublicHealth: Creating a data collection and management platform for adolescent HIV care transition processes within LMICs: the GRADUATE project
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Few national programs and research cohorts within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) document transition-related processes and outcomes for adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLH)...
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New publication: #PLOSGlobalPublicHealth: SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiology in Cape Town, implications for future outbreaks in low-income communities
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In low- and middle-income countries where SARS-CoV-2 testing is limited, seroprevalence studies can help describe and characterise the extent of the pandemic, as well as elucidate protection confer...
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New publication: Population‐based prevalence of congenital defects in a routine sentinel site‐based surveillance system in the Western Cape
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Background Lack of data on the burden and scope of congenital disorders (CDs) in South Africa undermines resource allocation and limits the ability to detect signals from potentially teratogenic...
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Watch: C-SHARP film created by grade 10 learners in Strand with the help of Eh!woza. Unemployment in South Africa is 32.9%, it's a major driver of poverty, inequality, crime, and instability. Unseen Battles | Surviving the Jobless Storm https://t.co/Hk8zkHv1ZN
@UCT_SPH @ehwoza
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Watch this C-Sharp video developed by young filmmakers with the help of Eh!woza, telling stories of drug addiction in the communities where we work. "Harsh Realities | A Tale of Addiction and Survival" : https://t.co/0BXv85dV7k
@UCT_SPH @ehwoza
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