Whole genome sequencing of pathogens is costly to implement, and partial sequencing sacrifices information. Here, the authors present Phylo-Plex, a method for identifying information-rich genomic regi...

At the end of May, the Parent & Baby Room at the Health Research Unit Zimbabwe was officially opened — a dedicated space located at the office and designed to support working parents. The facility pro...

The Clinical Trials Distance Learning Programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day 2026 on May 20th.

IntroductionThe Clinical ResEArch Training fellowship with Industry involVEment (CREATIVE fellowship) is a multi-country, collaborative international clinical research capacity strengthening scheme in

The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at Imperial, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to t...

THRU ZIM has officially launched the RESTORE project following a three-day investigator meeting that convened partners, frontline health care workers, community representatives and key stakeholders.RE...

The Biomedical Research and Training Institute is recruiting for several research positions to support the Cardiac TB and CHART studies. Open roles: • Assistant Coordinator (x1) • Research Nurse (x1...

The Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) has released the second issue of its newsletter, showcasing key milestones, achievements, and collaborations across its growing regional network.T...

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The Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) held its inaugural Annual Meeting from 6–7 November 2025 at the scenic Chaminuka Nature Reserve near Lusaka, Zambia. The two-day event brought tog...

Written by Dr Cliff Zinyemba PhD As part of the THRU-ZIM Wellbeing Programme, this quarter focuses on the critical relationship between planetary health and human wellbeing. The @World Health Organiza...

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We are delighted to share that Denise Michela Milice  a Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) fellow with Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) in Mozambique, has begun PhD studies in Public ...

Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) fellow JayJay Karumazondo represented the GIFT study team at the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress in Montreal, Canada, where he shared insights on innova...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗕 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀? Early findings from the 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗕𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 are beginning to answer this question. By following 75 people with TB in Zimbabwe, the study is un...

On July 23rd, Angus de Wilton, Mazvita Maud, and David Hettle presented an Early Career Researcher talk on the SIMBA study, sharing some exciting early findings as the study nears the end of its first...

We’re excited to launch the first issue of the Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) newsletter!This inaugural edition showcases the heart of our work—amplifying voices from across Zimbabw...

We’re proud to share highlights from the recent EDCTP Forum 2025, where Edson Marambire presented his poster on risk prediction models for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. His ...

We are thrilled to share that Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) partners from ZAMBART and BIiomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) – were among the distinguished recipients o...

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We are delighted to celebrate Professor Rashida Ferrand, who has been awarded the prestigious Global Health EDCTP3 Outstanding Female Scientist Prize. This honour recognises her outstanding contributi...

In April, representatives from the SOFAR network finance teams in Zambia and Zimbabwe, along with the Principal Investigator and Study Coordinator from Zimbabwe, attended the EDCTP3 Finance & Project ...

Abstract. HIV-related mortality has fallen due to the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), so more women living with HIV (WLH) now live to reach menop

Zimbabwe is set to host a high-profile three-day workshop next week focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and health, with the aim of building local capacity and sparking innovat...

The SOuthern aFrica Research cApacity netwoRk (SOFAR) will train a generation of innovative world class and resilient African scientists, clinicians and public health professionals facilitated by a pa...

PLOS Global Public Health is delighted to share a new collection of papers curated by representatives of the Africa Multimorbidity Alliance.

Reference number ZI2501 Closing date - 30th April 2025 Applications are now open for a PhD fellowship based at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe.This fellowship...

Background Sepsis is a major cause of mortality in low-resource settings. Effective microbiological culture services are a bottleneck in diagnosis and surveillance. Aim We aimed to evaluate the perf...

Reference number ZI2501 Closing date - 30th April 2025 Applications are now open for a PhD fellowship based at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe.This fellowship...

Tuberculosis household contacts are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is highly effective, but implementation is hindered by limited accessibility of diagn...