Second Annual Gugulethu-UCT Research Indaba
The Second Annual Gugulethu-UCT Research Indaba was held in Gugulethu on 18 July 2019. The event offered an opportunity for community members, organizations and research staff to meet, learn about and engage with current public health research on health and health services in the area. NGOs and CBOs were represented and health screening offered.
Vumela Mzangwe presenting on the Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (B-POSITIVE)
The event was hosted by the iALARM study team from the Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences in the SPHFM (iALARM: Supporting Men in HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care) and was organized on the day by the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ). Other participating studies included the B-positive (Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Research) and Prep-PP (Division of Epidemiology & Biostats) projects, both of which are based at Gugulethu Midwife Obstetric Unit. This well-attended event provides an platform for stakeholders from within and outside the health system to engage and share ideas as we work towards better health for all.
PreP-PP table - staff excited to discuss the project and give study pamphlets to community members