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Y-Check study welcomes new team members
Y-Check intervention development continued throughout January as the study gears towards piloting and we officially welcomed a few new...
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Feb 3, 20221 min read


Neotree project convenes storytelling training workshops for mothers
The Neotree project in partnership with Patsimeredu Edutainment Trust and Art and Global Health Centre Africa (ArtGlo) held the first...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read


Vitality study celebrates one-year participant visit and publication!
The VITALITY study has achieved it's one-year participant follow up visit milestone on where we had the first participants recruited in...
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Jan 31, 20221 min read


Students take part in scientific writing retreat
Our MSc and PhD students received a fantastic opportunity to sharpen their scientific writing skills over a 5-day writing retreat at...
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Jan 25, 20221 min read


FE3 study work package 1 conducts protocol training
The research team for work package 1 of the Fractures E3 study underwent a 2-week protocol training. The work package will focus on...
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Jan 24, 20221 min read


The MARCH Centre at LSHTM beams spotlight on THRU ZIM
The Maternal Adolescent Reproduction & Child Health Centre (MARCH) at LSHTM releases an article on our research group’s name change....
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Jan 19, 20221 min read


Photoshoot for our research teams!
A photoshoot showcasing activities that are most central to our research partnership was held to create stunning visuals for our upcoming...
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Jan 19, 20221 min read
The GIFT study receives funding from EDCTP
The GIFT study (Genital InFlammation Test for HIV prevention and reproductive health: point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test...
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Jan 11, 20221 min read


CHIEDZA prevalence survey launches in Bulawayo.
As of the 4th of January, prevalence survey has begun in Bulawayo and prior to this, a 2-week training for all staff was held from the...
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Jan 4, 20221 min read


Art of Health Competition wraps up!
The Art of Health Competition concluded on Thursday 16 December with a prize giving ceremony. The runners-up received $500 each, while...
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Dec 16, 20211 min read


Group donates masks to Ministry of Primary & Secondary Education
Over 100 000 triple layered reusable cloth masks from Esquel Group (China) were donated to the ministry and were officially received by...
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Dec 8, 20211 min read


Informed consent solution receives high recognition award (VOICE)
Extending a hearty congratulations to researcher, Tinashe Mwaturura, for leading on submitting an entry to HIV Open Call on Informed...
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Dec 3, 20211 min read


Providing essential services at Tongogara Refugee Camp
Our group represented by researchers, Dr. Chido Dziva Chikwari and Constancia Mavodza, took the initiative to provide sexual reproductive...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read


Y-Check study completes ‘Zve Hutano’ health crowdsourcing competition
A health crowdsourcing competition (Oct 18 – Nov 19th) targeted at young people ages between 10 to 19 years (from Chitungwiza), that...
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Nov 25, 20211 min read


Dr. Farirai Nzvere to commence PhD programme with ISEG at LSHTM
Dr. Farrie, has joined the International Statistics and Epidemiology Group to commence his PhD programme in January 2022 which will...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read


Junior academics undergo presentation skills & public speaking training
Our junior academics (PhD & MSc students) took part in a 3-day comprehensive presentation skills and public speaking training to better...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read


Dr. Vicky Simms gets promoted to associate professor at LSHTM
Vicky begins this new role with immediate effect. The rest of the group commends her for this achievement and wishing her all the best!
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Nov 10, 20211 min read


Dr. Chido Dziva Chikwari gets appointed as assistant professor at LSHTM
As of 15th November, post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Chido Dziva Chikwari, begins her new position as an assistant professor at the Department...
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Nov 10, 20211 min read


The Mabvuku High School science club field trip series
In school engagement (Mabvuku High School), the science club curriculum began its series of student field trips to the BRTI laboratories....
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Oct 30, 20211 min read


Research Fellow, Mandi Tembo, receives the Southern Hemisphere Award
SAHM (Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine) issued this award as recognition for her work in menstrual hygiene research & public...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read
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