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CIDER, School of Public Health, UCT @uctcider

Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research in the School of Public Health, University of Cape Town

Joined March 2010
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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 youtube.com/watch?v=9dxez7n1…

CIDER Reflection and Relaunch 05 Dec 2024

Speakers: Katherine Hilderbrand, David Coetzee, Eric Goemaere, Nath...

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Nisha Jacob@nishanne_jacob
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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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Today is our Reflection and Relaunch event. Please join us in-person!
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Link for the meeting, starting shortly: us02web.zoom.us/j/8966004162… Meeting ID: 896 6004 1628 Passcode: 273168

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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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Journal of the International AIDS Society | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library

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 thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Cost-effectiveness of viral load testing for transitioning antiretroviral therapy-experienced...

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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The Global Health Network@info_TGHN
6 Nov 2024
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 🔗zoom.us/webinar/register/171… #TheGlobalHealthNetwork
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New publication: Global decline in CD4 measurement academic.oup.com/cid/advance…

Global Trends in CD4 Count Measurement and Distribution at First Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation

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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Graeme Meintjes@graemein
3 Oct 2024
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
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3 Oct 2024
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. spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/10/0… @ygpillay @TAC @UCTHealthSci
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Why people stop taking their HIV treatment and what we can do about it spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/10/0…

Why people stop taking their HIV treatment and what we can do about it

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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New publication in #PLOSGlobalPublicHealth: Creating a data collection and management platform for adolescent HIV care transition processes within LMICs: the GRADUATE project dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…

Creating a data collection and management platform to support measurement of adolescent HIV care...

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 dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…

SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiology in Cape Town, South Africa, and implications for future outbreaks in...

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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Population‐based prevalence of congenital defects in a routine sentinel site‐based surveillance...

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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Research day - happening 19 September #UCTPublicHealth @UCT_SPH
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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 youtube.com/watch?v=YX_f1nZ_… @UCT_SPH @ehwoza

Unseen Battles | Surviving the Jobless Storm

“Unseen Battles: Surviving the Jobless Storm” is a short film by gr...

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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" : youtube.com/watch?v=JIDDtYH0… @UCT_SPH @ehwoza

Harsh Realities | A Tale of Addiction and Survival

Harsh Realities: A Tale of Addiction and Survival is a film by two ...

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