APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED Cochrane South Africa is offering bursaries to attend the Stellenbosch University Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis  course. The course takes place from July – November 2022.

A potential game-changer in the tuberculosis epidemic was how the tuberculosis community viewed rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance. This was 12 years ago, with the launch of Xpert MTB/RIF, which gives results in less than two hours, simultaneously diagnosing tuberculosis and testing if the bacteria have rifampicin resistance, a type of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is caused by resistance to at least both rifampicin and isoniazid, the two most effective first-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis.

The inaugural Harding Prize for Useful and Trustworthy Communication has been jointly won by the ONS Covid Infection Survey

Cochrane South Africa is providing bursaries for a one-year subscription to Cochrane’s Interactive Learning course on conducting an intervention review.

New Cochrane Convenes report recommends urgent action among those who fund, generate and use evidence to ensure the world is better prepared.

SENIOR SCIENTIST (2 posts) (1 full-time & 1 part-time) Duration: Two-year Contract Closing date:  13 March 2022   Cochrane South Africa (CSA), based at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), leads work in the field of evidence-informed policy and practice.

The Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care at Stellenbosch University is hosting a five-week Global Network Meta-analysis workshop from 28 March to 2 May 2022. This course is for clinicians, students and researchers who have basic knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology and are interested in conducting network meta-analysis. Experience in conducting systematic reviews will be advantageous, or having attended the Primer in Network Meta-analysis Systematic Reviews. Bursaries are available for 20 participants.

Recent removal of Cochrane's Instagram post and shadowban highlight the realities of Cochrane's call against misinformation.

Cochrane SA, based at the South African Medical Research Council leads work in the field of evidence-informed policy and practice. An appropriately qualified and experienced Project Manager is required to join our team on a full-time basis to implement the strategic priorities and operation of the Global Evidence Local Adaptation (GELA) project. The project is a 3-year EDCTP funded project.

Three new Cochrane Geographic Groups were recently launched in Nigeria, Kenya and Cameroon.  Cochrane is an international network and works across 220 countries, aiming to provide the best possible research summaries to help guide health policy and practice. These new centres represent endorsement of leadership and excellence in the region, and these centres will help coordinate Cochrane activities in the countries and provide a credible reference institution for government in evidence-informed policy and practice.