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Coordinating large-scale international projects can be both complex and rewarding, especially in the field of biomedical research. For Théodora Mayouya, one of GIFT’s project coordinators, her wealth of experience and specialised skills have made her adept at managing these challenges with confidence. (Photo: Supplied).
Anda Madikida, a study coordinator at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Cape Town, has been instrumental in the Genital Inflammation Test (GIFT) research project. Recently, in an interview with Jive Media Africa, Anda discussed her responsibilities and provided valuable insights into her role in this project. (Photo: Supplied).
Tanya Pidwell, the GIFT project manager, oversees the operational management of the project’s moving parts. “Tanya is the glue that holds it all together,” says Jo-Ann Passmore, the project’s principal investigator. Left to right: Tanya Pidwell, Menna Duyver (DTHF), Katherine Gill (DTHF). (Photo: Supplied).
In a recent webinar, “Culturing a Cure”, the third in the Women up to Know Good series, a panel of experts discussed innovative research into how to cultivate ‘healthy’, resilient vaginal microbiomes. This research is particularly significant as the current treatment for bacterial vaginosis, a course of antibiotics, has not changed since the 1980s and is not effective in durably eliminating bacterial vaginosis in the long term. (Image: Supplied).
GIFT repository manager, Jacoeb Ganief, holds a vaginal swab from a study participant collection pack. Over the course of this study, each participant will provide several samples to be stored and catalogued at the GIFT repository. (Photo: Supplied).
The single-dose human papillomavirus vaccination, which has now been approved in South Africa, improves chances of avoiding cervical cancer. (Photo by Katja Fuhlert from Pixabay).
Featuring leading female voices in public health across the continent, this webinar aimed to catalyse collective action in the fight against cervical cancer, a disease that claims more women’s lives in sub-Saharan Africa than any other cancer. (Image: Supplied).
While the HIV risk might be seen as low, about 5,000 women between the ages of 15 and 24 were infected weekly in eastern and southern Africa in 2022, said Prof Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, director of research at the Wits Reproductive Health Institute. (Photo by Anna Shvets).
Healthcare professionals need to listen to the needs of women and adapt to their circumstances if infections are to be reduced, say experts. (Image: Supplied).
Fezile Bongekile Khumalo was recently named a fellow at the Africa Oxford Health Innovation Platform. This is a programme that supports innovators in various fields of health by providing mentoring and intensive training. (Photo: Supplied). 