29.10.2018
HIV is a cunning, adaptable and formidable foe that requires highly innovative counterattacks in an era characterized by drying up wells of donor financial support, an expert has said.
Prof Nana Poku, the Executive Director for Health, Economics and Research Division (HEARD) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal who is also the newly-appointed Acting Vice Chancellor of that university, made this observation during a dialogue with Champions of an HIV Free Generation and other stakeholders.
The dialogue, which also brought together Cabinet Ministers, Members of P...
25.10.2018
An international partnership between a Swedish university and the Health Economic and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD) based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, has enabled the capacitation of early-career scientists on qualitative research methodologies. About 40 students and researchers had the opportunity to participate in a week-long workshop co-hosted by HEARD and UKZN’s Graduate School of Business.
HEARD’s Research Director Dr Kay Govender, said the partnership between HEARD and the University of Gothenburg’s medical school Sahlgrenska Academ...
23.10.2018
HEARD recently hosted a regional research workshop in Durban, bringing together their research partners from four African countries; Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique.
They had the opportunity to share their baseline findings for research being carried out as part of the Linking Policy to Programming project – a joint 4-year project aimed at strengthening the legal and policy environments for reducing HIV risk and improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of young key populations (YKPs) in Southern Africa (2017-2020).
The workshop provi...
27.09.2018
Congratulations to two of HEARD's most recent PhD graduates - Vimbai Chibango and Kudakwashe Dube. Dr Chibango graduated with a PhD in Development Studies. Her dissertation research focused on understanding male and female perspectives regarding male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programmes in Zimbabwe. Dr Dube graduated with a PhD in Public Policy. His dissertation research looked at the challenges and opportunities of translating international adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights guidelines into policy and a...
25.09.2018
HEARD recruits postdoctoral fellows, for limited periods, with a research trajectory aligned to their priority research nodes. Post-doctoral fellows benefit by undertaking research in an applied research centre with high level – and wide ranging – connectivity in the public health sector. Post-doctoral fellows have the opportunity to engage and collaborate with colleagues who share their research interests, while bringing different knowledge, experience, connections and perspectives.
A Visiting Researcher scheme has been established for researchers who wish...
29.08.2018
HEARD is excited announce the launch of SRHRConnect - a dedicated and live knowledge gateway offering evidence-based research and resources related to sexual and reproductive health and rights in East and Southern Africa.
The aim of SRHRConnect is to facilitate more effective, evidence-based policy and programming on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in East and Southern Africa by providing a knowledge brokering infrastructure. The platform primarily seeks to support researchers, policy makers, practitioners, civil society organisations, and funders.
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21.07.2018
Despite significant progress in reversing the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, there remain deep inequalities in access to sexual and reproductive health services – especially for young key populations. This short film gives voice to the challenges being faced by these marginalized groups. Produced by UNDP, AMSHeR and HEARD through the Linking Policy to Programming project, with the support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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18.06.2018
**This workshop is now filled to capacity. Please follow the conversation on Twitter @HEARD_UKZN
Dr Gunilla Priebe from the University of Gothenburg delivers a public lecture on qualitative methodological approaches, specifically;
The characteristics of qualitative knowledge
The role of the researcher in qualitative research
Qualitative study designs and data collection methods
Quality criteria in qualitative research.
About the speaker: Dr Gunilla Priebe is a senior lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at...
18.06.2018
HEARD invites you to a seminar by Dr Sven Hassler from the University of Gothenburg who will be presenting on social epidemiological approaches.
About the speaker: Dr Sven Hassler is a senior lecturer at Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg. Dr Hassler's early epidemiological research focused on the health and health conditions amongst different populations, including the Sami population in Sweden. His current research interest focusses how concepts related to health promotion, for example, par...
18.02.2018
HEARD invites applications for a one-year position, (2018 academic year), as Visiting Professor / Visiting Assistant Professor in any of the following areas:
The Future Health Financing in Eastern and Southern Africa
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Universal Health Coverage
HIV Prevention
Gender-based Violence and Health.
We are seeking to appoint two candidates from the list to engage in research likely to enhance HEARD’s ambition to become a National Research Foundation rated Centre of Excellence by 2020.
Successful candidates will:
Hold a P...
