“ In…repositioning the Medical Research Council…

I would like to see a world class MRC,

…not just an MRC

for South Africa but

…one that has

world class scientists and

…one that does

world class research ! ”….Speech by the Honorable Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi at the NIH-MRC Summit , 17 June 2013

2012: MRC scientific achievements

High level national recognition for the MRC

MRC features in State of Nation Address

It was with good reason that we were delighted when late last year, studies from the Medical Research Council, the Lancet medical journal and others began reporting a dramatic increase in life expectancy…

2013: MRC science impacts global policy on Intimate partner violence

2012/13 MRC Lancet papers: TB & HIV treatment

MRC researcher:C Lombard (Biostatistics Unit)

MRC researcher: M van der Walt (TB Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit)

MRC researcher:A Venter (Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology) and P Becker (Biostatistics Unit)

2012/13 MRC Lancet papers: Burden of Disease

MRC researcher:R Matzopoulos (Safety and Peace Promotion Research Unit)

MRC researcher:D Bradshaw (Burden of disease research unit)

MRC researcher:C Parry (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit)

MRC researcher:D Bradshaw and N Nannan (Burden of Disease Research Unit)Kerber K, Tuaone-Nkhasi M, Dorrington RE, Nannan N, Bradshaw D

Progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4

MRC-NIH Summit & AIDS Conf: July 2013

MRC science impacts global policy on Intimate partner violence

MRC science contributes to clinical development of Bedaquilline for MDR-TB

MRC contributes to malaria drug development