Congratulations to our Dean Professor Shabir Madhi on such a prestigious honour. He will be receiving the 2024 Sabin Gold Medal

You’re invited to join the 8th annual REDCap Africa Symposium 2024

📍Johannesburg, South Africa

Register here: quicket.co.za/events/229270-…

Submit an abstract here: redcap.core.wits.ac.za/redcap/surveys…

#REDCapAfrica #Data Wits Faculty of Health Sciences

You are cordially invited to a webinar hosted by the Wits RHI Climate and Health Directorate.

Date: 18 April 2024
Time: 10h00-11h00 AM (Harare, Pretoria)
Zoom Meeting: shorturl.at/ilQRX
Meeting ID: 986 7809 6379
Passcode: 199984
#WitsRHI30 #Climate #Health #Climate Crisis

Join WRIM on #WorldMalariaDay for insightful talks on combating malaria with esteemed guest speakers Prof Tony Nolan and Prof Miles Markus 🦟📷

24 April 2024 15:30 SAST : Prof Nolan shorturl.at/csyFU
25 April 2024 09:30 SAST: Prof Markus shorturl.at/kmrYZ

👏👏A big congratulations to our Dean Prof Shabir Madhi for an outstanding achievement. The Dean and Dr Klugman will be awarded the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal for their extraordinary contributions to immunization and global health.

New solar benches installed at Braamfontein campuses, part of greener University initiative. These benches, equipped with solar panels, cater to student needs with tech-savvy infrastructure for enhanced learning.

Video: shorturl.at/afhGR

Story: shorturl.at/gozF2

Wits Alumni Relations has launched a brand-new & improved official LinkedIn Page for Wits alumni!

Follow Wits Alumni on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/cyDE6

Get updates from your Alma Mater. Connect with fellow Witsies worldwide.

#WitsForGood #Witsie4Life

SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR | TANG SOO DO

Don't miss out on our Tang Soo Do self-defense seminar on March 19, 2024, at 6pm! Boost your confidence and learn essential skills for just R20 per person.

Check the poster for contact details.

#WitsForGood

2024 Sabin Gold Medal co-awardee Dr. Shabir Madhi (Shabir Madhi) has spent his 30-year career combating infectious diseases in Africa and beyond, and advocating for equitable access to vaccines. Learn more about his work: bit.ly/3VfUsoc #VaccineEquity Wits University

Congrats to our 2024 Sabin Gold Medal awardees, Keith Klugman & Shabir Madhi (Shabir Madhi), and 2024 Rising Star Nicole Basta (@IDEpiPhD)!

Learn more about the award, our awardees, and past recipients: bit.ly/3Hji2ZP
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The first Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Imperial College London obstetric medicine research collaboration meeting is about to start! Exciting times ahead. Jarrod Zamparini

Need a space to debrief &
unpack,
OSS for confidential help:
Walk-in: 1st Floor Phillip V Tobias Health Sciences Building
Email:[email protected]
Call: 011 717 2565
For after-hours & weekend support:
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March is TB Awareness Month! Let's use it to bring social awareness to tuberculosis (TB) and the efforts to end it.
(Source: ipasa.co.za/ndoh-tb-awaren…)
#TBAwarenessMonth #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB

Facing an unexpected Forced Gap Year due to unforeseen circumstances? Don't despair. Use this time to explore new opportunities and solutions.

Here are some thoughts: shorturl.at/xCU69

#WitsForGood #WitsUniversity #WitsNews

So humbled to have been given an opportunity by simzine to write a bit about my views on developing Simulation as the Heart of Care in health professions education. 😊😊
Read full article here: simzine.news/experience-en/…

Forty-five years to the day (15 February) a group of 60 young students took up their seats at the Wits Dental School to start their academic journey to become the dentists who would be the graduating class of 1984.

Read More: shorturl.at/rGYZ8

#WitsForGood #WitsNews

Professor Amadi Ihunwo's TEDx Johannesburg talk plunges into the depths of the human mind, advocating for neuroeducation's pivotal role. As a neuroscientist, Ihunwo demystifies the brain's intricacies, from structure to neuroplasticity.
youtube.com/watch?v=Um56qb…

As we continue to raise awareness around RSV this month, let's look at limiting the spread of the virus. #RSV and influenza are respiratory viruses, like COVID-19, so we can follow the same preventive measures to prevent the spread of these viruses. Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Shabir Madhi

REMINDER!!! Welcome Day & Oath-taking
Happening Today: 4pm at the Linder Auditorium for all FHS 2nd years, as well as GEMP 1 (graduates only), BCMP 1, Nursing 1, and BDS 1 students
Don't forget, it is compulsory for you to attend!

Interested in learning about Tropical Diseases and Hygiene? Come join our WITS PG DTM&H diploma course at Wits Faculty of Health Sciences. There is still time to register. Fully online!
Please help spread the word...
More info on the course at wits.ac.za/course-finder/…