 Message from HEARD's Director, Prof Alan Whiteside I have just three weeks of sabbatical left. It has been good to be in the northern hemisphere through a spring, summer and now an autumn. HEARD's Gender and HIV and AIDS Project Gender and gender inequalities are a central aspect in the transmission of HIV throughout the world, particularly in southern and eastern Africa South African Work-Family Symposium The South African Work-Family Symposium where employers can gauge their own progress on work-family policy against other players in the industry will take place on 30 November in Cape Town. Increasing African Capacity Central to HEARD's Capacity Building agenda, the Young Researchers Initiative (YRI) aims to provide support to young researchers based in eastern and southern Africa to produce high quality, accessible research on HIV/AIDS. At Last, Progress in Developing an AIDS Vaccine According to recent media reports, an experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut risk of infection. HEARD's Director, Prof Alan Whiteside was invited by OUPblog to post his views on this recent development which he says this will lead to new investment and energy in the development of vaccines. OUPblog is Oxford University Press' blogosphere for learning, understanding and reflection. A New HEARD Research Agenda on XDR-TB In response to the emergence of drug resistant TB in South Africa, HEARD has set up a research project to explore the reasons for the high levels of hospital transmission of XDR-TB.   | Newsletter Issue 1 October 2009 Welcome Welcome to the first edition of HEARD News. In order to keep our readers up-to-date with the latest news and developments, HEARD has adopted an electronic newsletter format - so expect to receive HEARD News in your inbox to read about HEARD's upcoming events, most recent activities and work in progress. HEARD News also reflects the organisation's new brand which echoes its regional scope and mandate. Find out about two recently launched HEARD projects, progress on the organisation's innovative capacity building initiatives and updates on ongoing research projects - all in HEARD News' maiden edition. We value your feedback and welcome any comments you may have. Please direct all correspondence to HEARD News editor, Shéla McCullough on mccullough@ukzn.ac.za. Happy reading! HEARD Launches Disability Project
 Child Vulnerability in Amajuba District
Why 'Community Outreach' is Passé South African researchers are used to being told to 'bridge the gap between science and policy-making' and to do research that will lead to 'evidence-based policies'. A lot of research grants require projects to be useful in some way. There is also a burgeoning literature on the theory and practice of doing, communicating and ensuring that research is useful. ACHWRP is an example of how HEARD has worked with these sort of demands and, we like to think, learned valuable lessons along the way. HEARD Film Hits International Screen
Pioneering PhD Programme
Making an Impact Health care workers, academics, clinicians and professionals converged at the 9th International AIDS Impact Conference held in Gaborone, Botswana from 22 to 25 September. HEARD had three oral and poster presentations accepted and also exhibited at the event which aims to bring together multiple perspectives on current HIV/AIDS issues and dilemmas. If you are having problems viewing this email, View it online |
