Accelerating African biomedicine: Breaking research silos through translation

By breaking down the walls between research into the brain, the heart, the lungs and infectious disease, University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars are not only studying illness. They are fostering a future where scientific excellence directly improves societal health and well-being – saving lives. Under the theme of ‘translation’, the second annual Multi-Institute Symposium…

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Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, experts warn | Health

Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind longstanding health policies, leading health campaigners have warned, amid a parliamentary inquiry which took secret evidence from the cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris. A coalition of 15 health organisations including the Cancer Council and the Heart Foundation, as well as health experts and researchers, have…

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