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Posted on Sep 8th 2022

It is great to see our latest publication titled “Orphanhood and Caregiver Loss Among Children Based on New Global Excess ...

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HIV & ADOLESCENCE 2022

Posted on Sep 2nd 2022

The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2022 will be held in Cape Town from the 5th – 6th October. ...

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We are presenting at the 24th International AIDS Conference, IAS 2022

Posted on Jul 28th 2022

Our team will be presenting e-posters, poster exhibitions, and discussion sessions with Q&A segments at this year’s International AIDS Conference ...

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Opening school doors to pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers: What is needed to best support their education? (2021)

Posted on Mar 1st 2022

Authors: Janina Jochim and Ilana Zelmanovitz Axelrod “Take them [adolescent mothers] to Robben Island or any other island, sit there, ...

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Improving childhood outcomes – is cash enough? | Poverty Unpacked (2021)

Posted on Oct 8th 2021

Author: Madison Little Madison Little wrote a blogpost for Poverty Unpacked titled “Improving childhood outcomes — is cash enough?” which ...

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Children are losing caregivers to COVID-19: they need support | The Conversation Africa (2021)

Posted on Sep 23rd 2021

Authors: Prof Lucie Cluver, Prof Lorraine Sherr “Children have a very low risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19. ...

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SA has highest number of Covid-19 orphans in Africa | City Press

Posted on Aug 22nd 2021

City Press reported on the research on global estimates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood, published in The Lancet and to which Prof ...

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COVID-19 orphanhood is a ‘hidden pandemic’ | UCT News (2021)

Posted on Aug 16th 2021

UCT News reported on the research on global estimates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood, published in The Lancet and to which Prof ...

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ParentApp Team Launch Pan-African User Testing

Posted on Jul 29th 2021

In early May, the ParentApp team released a re-designed beta version of the app to more than 20 families across ...

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Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring |The Conversation article (2020)

Posted on Jul 19th 2021

Authors: Oluwaseyi Somefun, Kudus Adebayo  “Sub-Saharan Africa faces a range of development challenges, including high population growth, poverty, food insecurity, and ...

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