Hard at work to prepare research

Hard at work to prepare research

Port Shepstone Hospital doctors have started on research to improve conditions for patients and staff. Medical manager dr Dlamini was joined by doctors in internal medicine Situnda, Jona and Madikane. All scientists must undergo courses in ethics and projects must go...
Mass-treatment to prevent permanent damage

Mass-treatment to prevent permanent damage

This team is going places. After generous donations by BRIGHT facebook friends this team of retired nurses and all their assistants are going out to treat Bilharzia in South African schools of Ugu and Ilembe Districts.
Campaign for money in Norway

Campaign for money in Norway

Poster for campaign: Parasittplakat We know there is Bilharzia We know how to treat it You can participate
BRIGHT Academy @ New York Academy of Sciences

BRIGHT Academy @ New York Academy of Sciences

Coinciding with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Joints Programme for HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) held a meeting at New York Academy of Science to highlight recent advances and point out areas for synergy and collaboration with UNAIDS in...
10 Commitments to end AIDS

10 Commitments to end AIDS

“The data is compelling, Female Genital Schistosomiasis should be there among the “10 Commitments”. It makes total sense to me that there is a link between FGS and HIV transmission.” Professor Terry Mc Govern, Columbia University Medical Center. Professor Terry...
New BRIGHT Research Station in Ugu South Africa

New BRIGHT Research Station in Ugu South Africa

After a generous donation  of buildings by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria we opened the new BRIGHT Rural Research Centre in the presence of dignitaries from the Ugu Department of Health, and University of KwaZulu-Natal – Public Health /  Obstetrics and...