Country:
South Africa
Languages:
Arabic, English, French
Bio:
Division of international health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
AIDS Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Johannesburg, South Africa
AIDS Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Johannesburg, South Africa
Organizations:
Website: http://ki.se/
Type: Academic Institution
Country: Sweden
About: Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. It is also Sweden´s largest centre for medical training and research. Our mission is to improve the health of mankind through research and education.
Website: http://www.nicd.ac.za/
Type: Government
Country: South Africa
About: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) came into being in January 2002 following on the restructuring of the public sector medical laboratory services of South Africa and the creation of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) from the previous South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR) together with various governmental and provincial laboratories.
The NICD is a resource of knowledge and expertise in regionally relevant communicable diseases to the South African Government, to SADC countries and the African continent, in order to assist in the planning of policies and programmes and to support appropriate responses to communicable disease problems and issues.