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For many South Africans, limited access to health care services and suffering
caused by diseases such as HIV/Aids and TB are the harsh realities of
everyday life. The CSIR is committed to contribute towards changing this
dire situation. The organisation’s vision is to provide innovative technologies
and solutions supporting the reduction of the burden of disease and the
transformation of South Africa’s health care delivery system in partnership
with key stakeholders. The CSIR focuses on the following areas to maximise
its impact:
• Prevention of HIV, TB and malaria
• Diagnostics for HIV, TB and malaria
• Treatment of HIV, TB and malaria
• Improvement of the health care delivery system
Aptamer technology is regarded by many as an emerging technology
that may play a deciding role in overcoming these diseases. Read about
the accumulation of skills and equipment in this domain. Another article
focuses on the CSIR’s high throughput biology laboratory and its advances
in miniaturisation which have led to a powerful tool in the quest for treatment
of priority diseases.
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