MatCH [Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health] was established in 2010 as a new division of the Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at the University of the Witwatersrand. MatCH is based in Durban and was formerly (since 1998) the Durban Office of the RHRU [Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit].

Contact Us

MatCH Office - Durban
University of the Witwatersrand
155 Juniper Road
Overport, 4091
Durban, South Africa
Tel: +27 31 275 1540
Fax: +27 31 207 3239

MatCH Office - UK
University of the Witwatersrand
9 Broomfield, Tunbridge Wells
TN3 9AF
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1892 750839

Email: info@match.org.za
http://www.match.org.za

Staff Profiles
Vision and Mission

5th SA AIDS Conference - ICC DURBAN
• 7–10 June 2011
Theme: Leadership, Delivery & Accountability  
     
The 5th South African AIDS Conference was hosted from the 7th to 11th June at the Inkosi Albert Conference Centre (ICC) in Durban. The theme of this year’s conference was Leadership, Delivery and Accountability which resonates with the work we at MatCH do as a partner in the eThekwini District working across provincial and local government clinics, community health centres and hospitals. The conference presentations highlighted current research and advocacy efforts related to HIV and AIDS across six different tracks: Basic Sciences; Clinical Sciences; Epidemiology and Prevention; Social and Economic Sciences; Community Exchange Encounters; and Health Systems, Programmes, Human Rights and Ethics. It has been ten years since the first such Conference was held. Since then research has increased exponentially and much of the research emanates from having the largest public sector treatment for HIV in the world.
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MatCH is committed to supporting the millennium development goals aimed at gender equity, maternal and child health and combatting HIV. These guide our work which focuses on sexual and reproductive health and HIV treatment and care. MatCH supports health systems strengthening which includes service delivery, capacity building and technical support. MatCH has an experienced research team, with expertise in clinical, behavioural and operations research. As much of our programmes and research are community based, we actively partner and involve communities and local structures. We work with diverse partners, collaborators and donors, including local and internationally based universities and research centres. MatCH is guided by a strong ethical and human rights ethos and our staff is committed to the highest ethical standards and best practices in all their work.

Health Systems Strengthening

Research

Community Partnerships