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10/09/2026

📍 Johannesburg | 15 September 2026| Long-acting HIV is moving the conversation forward and Wits RHI is part of it. At the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Conference, 8 Wits RHI experts will contribute to discussions on lenacapavir PrEP, prevention choice, PrEP for adolescent girls and young women, and evidence to practice. 8 experts. One shared focus: advancing and treatment.

09/09/2026

When climate changes, disease changes. Is Africa ready? Join Wits RHI's Professor Helen Rees for a timely African Academy of Sciences Presidential Lecture on climate change, emerging diseases and health system preparedness. 29 September 2026 | 5:00 PM EAT. Register: 👇

When climate changes, disease changes. How are Africa’s health systems prepared?
Join the African Academy of Sciences Presidential Lecture with Professor Helen Rees, an award-winning global health leader, Executive Director of Wits RHI and Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. Drawing on her extensive experience in responding to Ebola, COVID-19 and Mpox, Professor Rees will explore “When Climate Changes, Disease Changes: Africa’s Health Systems Preparedness”, focusing on emerging infectious diseases, health security and preparedness.

What must Africa’s researchers, policymakers and public health institutions do to strengthen readiness for changing disease threats? Be part of this timely conversation. Stephen Mutwiwa- M.D, PhD

📅 Tuesday, 29 September 2026
🕔 5:00 p.m. East Africa Time (EAT)
🕓 4:00 p.m. Central Africa Time (CAT)
🕒 3:00 p.m. West Africa Time (WAT)

Register and share this invitation with colleagues and networks. https://ow.ly/3ePV50ZLcfH

09/09/2026

Professor Helen Rees is an internationally acclaimed global health ...

08/09/2026

📍Wits RHI at . Our team is on the ground at the World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town, sharing research and contributing to global health conversations. In the pictures: Professor Saiqa Mullick, Dr Catherine Martin, Khanyisa Mthombeni and Hlumela Ngaba. 5 research contributions | 4 posters | 1 oral presentation

08/09/2026

📢 | Advancing research. New findings provide important evidence on twice-yearly lenacapavir for during pregnancy and lactation. The study reported no acquisitions among participants receiving lenacapavir during pregnancy, no concerning safety findings, and minimal exposure in breastfed infants. Wits RHI’s Professor Thesla Palanee-Phillips is a contributing author. Read the publication: https://bit.ly/lenacapavir-pregnancy-prep

07/09/2026

When science meets purpose, the impact goes far beyond the lab. The 2026 National Research Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award shine a light on two remarkable scholars, including Wits RHI Professor Helen Rees, whose decades of research and leadership have helped shape public health across Africa and beyond. 👉 Read the story behind the award: https://bit.ly/NRF2026-HelenRees

07/09/2026

We’re at the World Congress on Public Health 2026. Wits RHI researchers are showcasing 5 research contributions, including 4 posters and 1 oral presentation, highlighting work across , , contraceptive choice and health product introduction. 📍Catch our poster sessions today, 7 September, at 12:00 & 16:00 and 8 September at 18:00. Science in action. Research with impact. WFPHA - World Federation of Public Health Associations Public Health Association of South Africa

04/09/2026

Congratulations, Professor Rees.

04/09/2026

LEN Learning Clinic: Monitoring & Evaluation of LEN. Join Wits RHI for an interactive session exploring M&E insights from the early rollout of long-acting ( ). Thursday, 10 September 2026|2:00–3:30 PM CAT| Register here: https://bit.ly/LENLearningClinic Unitaid Clinton Health Access Initiative

04/09/2026