
THRU_ZIM
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The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe (THRU ZIM) conducts research aimed at improving health and wellbeing across the life-course.
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https://www.thruzim.org/ 01-06-2019 11:04:58
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Excited to join colleagues THRU_ZIM Biomedical Research and Training Institute at University of Zimbabwe’s Research, Innovation, Industrialization, and Entrepreneurship Week! Inspiring to see innovations and products with real potential to drive Zimbabwe’s health and economic transformation. #MadeInZim




Excited for the #AIinHealth in Zimbabwe conference kicking off tomorrow! Looking forward to powerful conversations on how tech is transforming health. Huge thanks to Jo Abbot UKinZimbabwe 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office National Institute for Health and Care Research Imperial College London Wellcome UCL University of Zimbabwe


Live from the University of Zimbabwe Kicking off an exciting workshop on #AIforHealth Workshop objectives: 1️⃣ Inspire Zim researchers to explore AI in health 2️⃣ Demystify AI processes, risks & challenges 3️⃣ Incubate project ideas & grant proposals 4️⃣ Build research networks




Africa bears >90% of the global disease burden but contributes just ~2% to drug discovery. Precious Lunga reminds us: early-stage research unlocks new biology, new targets, and new therapies—the foundation for precision medicine made for us. IP matters.#AfricaResearch



A great start to the AI for Health conference being held at the UZ Innovation Hub #AIforHealth Biomedical Research and Training Institute Loved being part of the opening speeches which talked to ethics, inclusion, and systems thinking, ensuing AI finds solutions to problems and helps leave no one behind


Getting ready to kick-off PROMISE trial in Zimbabwe- the largest trial to date of STI screening to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes -THRU_ZIM London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine UK Research and Innovation



THRU_ZIM presents the human impacts of the US funding cuts. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - “ this is not just numbers - it is a human crisis” - thank you to Rumbi Gumbi and Constance Mackworth-Young for gathering the human stories and giving a voice to those who have had none


AI Revolution in Healthcare: UK and Zimbabwe Unite to Drive Smart Health Systems | HealthTimes healthtimes.co.zw/2025/06/07/ai-… via @healthzimeszim UKinZimbabwe 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 Ministry of HealthZW University of Zimbabwe WHO Zimbabwe THRU_ZIM Dr Grant Murewanhema



Huge congratulations to Professor Rashida Abbas Ferrand on receiving the Global Health 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! thruzim.org/post/professor…


Could #SocialPrescribing improve the wellbeing of older adults in Harare, Zimbabwe? Read about a new collaborative project between our team at UCL, QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health, Bristol Population Health Science Institute and THRU_ZIM 🌍 Full details on our blog: sbbresearch.org/researchers-co…
