THRU ZIM
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The Health Research Unit Zim (THRU ZIM) at the Biomedical Research and Training Institute conducts research aimed at improving health and well-being across the life-course. https://www.thruzim.org/
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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄: PhD supervisor training for Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) led by Prof. Liezel Frick & Dr @nompilo.bsky.social (StellenboschUni). The 2-day program will strengthen supervision, research capacity & doctoral success. @kkranzer.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social
PHD Supervisor training in Zimbabwe
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𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲)
1️⃣ 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 – 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Sept 2025
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2️⃣ 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 / 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 – 𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆
🗓️ Deadline: 13 Sept 2025
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#Hiring #Research #GlobalHealth #Zimbabwe
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗕 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀?
Early findings from the SIMBA study in Zimbabwe reveal hidden impacts that go beyond the lungs.

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#TB #GlobalHealth #Research #SIMBA
Early results from the SIMBA Study | The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗕 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀? Early findings from the 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗕𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 are beginning to answer this question. By following 75 people with TB in Zimbabwe, the study is un...
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𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!
Catch up on study updates, team highlights, events, and more from across the THRU ZIM platform.
📩 Read it here: www.thruzim.org/_files/ugd/b...
#THRUZIM #GlobalHealth #ResearchUpdate #Zimbabwe
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𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 & 𝗨𝗞
A fully funded PhD is now available with
@lshtm.bsky.social
and ThruZim. The project will investigate the impact of maternal sexually transmitted infections on infant health.
Apply➡️https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VBWXE71DU_zmLUvHzbQ8FhKqUViwH2_S?usp=sharing
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erasetb.bsky.social
Proud to share our work at #EDCTPForum2025. We developed 2 risk scores to predict M. tuberculosis infection among household contacts in 🇲🇿🇹🇿🇿🇼 — and found models predicting TB progression perform better than infection tools.
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Advancing TB Risk Prediction: ERASE-TB Research Presented at EDCTP Forum 2025
We’re proud to share highlights from the recent EDCTP Forum 2025, where Edson Marambire presented his poster on risk prediction models for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. His ...
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Proud to see 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 @zambartresearch.bsky.social shining at the 12th EDCTP Forum in Kigali. The forum brought together over 1,600 global health actors to strengthen African-led clinical research on infectious and poverty-related diseases.
#EDCTP2025 www.sofarafrica.org/post/sofar-p...
SOFAR partners shine at the twelfth EDCTP forum
We are thrilled to share that Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) partners from ZAMBART and BIiomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) – were among the distinguished recipients o...
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Proud moment for THRU ZIM!
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.

Watch the moment here 🎥👇
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#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
EDCTP prize 2025 Scientific Leadership Prize for a European woman Katharina Kranzer
YouTube video by Global Health EDCTP3
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Could #SocialPrescribing improve the wellbeing of older adults in Harare, Zimbabwe?

Read about a new collaborative project between our team at UCL, ‪‪@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social, ‪‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬ and @thruzim.bsky.social 🌍

Full details on our blog: sbbresearch.org/researchers-...
Members of the project stakeholder group meet at The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe in Harare.
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Huge congratulations to Professor Rashida Ferrand on receiving the EDCTP3 Outstanding Female Scientist Prize in Global Health!
A leader, mentor, and trailblazer whose work continues to shape policy and practice.
We’re so proud!
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Professor Rashida Ferrand Receives Top Honour in Global Health
We are delighted to celebrate Professor Rashida Ferrand, who has been awarded the prestigious Global Health EDCTP3 Outstanding Female Scientist Prize. This honour recognises her outstanding contributi...
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mobreasail.bsky.social
Belatedly sharing our follow up #pQCT paper in which we observed trabecular bone deficits of >5% in mid-life Zimbabwean women living with #HIV.

This was most pronounced at the distal radius, a common site of postmenopausal fracture.

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This week, we join our partner institutions for a 2️⃣-day symposium on multimorbidity research in collaboration with @lshtm.bsky.social Centre for Global Chronic Conditions hosted by @thruzim.bsky.social.

The symposium aims to explore research on chronic diseases as a global health concern.
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The countdown is on! Register for the 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 event, 3–5 June.
𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
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Join us for the 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 🇿🇼 event, 3–5 June.
𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) – open to all. Free, but register early!
𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 (𝟯–𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) – for PhDs & early postdocs.
𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻➡️ lnkd.in/d9Vd5tYD
𝗘𝗖𝗥 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆➡️ lnkd.in/d5r_SNdP
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𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆(𝗥𝗲𝗳: 𝗭𝗜𝟮𝟱𝟬𝟭)
Applications are now open for a fully-funded CREATE PhD Fellowship at Zvitambo in partnership with @qmul.ac.uk , @ucl.ac.uk. Support the Co-SAM trial on recovery from severe acute malnutrition in 🇿🇼 🇿🇲 🇰🇪.
Apply by 30/04/25 www.create-phd.org/post/phd-fel...
PhD Fellowship Opportunity at Zvitambo in Zimbabwe
Reference number ZI2501 Closing date - 30th April 2025 Applications are now open for a PhD fellowship based at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe.This fellowship...
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Amazing to present our work (with @tinamwat.bsky.social) on developing blood culture processes in Harare 🇿🇼 at #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDGlobal

And great to meet others + chat about the work's impact in #neonatalsepsis + #AMR #AMS #antimicrobialstewardship

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