Welcome to the Soweto Cardiovascular Research Heart Unit

The Soweto Cardiovascular Research Heart Unit (Socru) was set up in January 2006 in order to co-ordinate a range of research into cardiovascular disease in Soweto, South Africa, and to promote research collaboration in this area.

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Helping learners achieve their goals through health awareness

Helping learners achieve their goals through health awareness

Do you eat a balanced diet? Do you think healthy food is more expensive than unhealthy food? Do you drink enough water every day? These were some of

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Health awareness day for teens at Soweto’s Ibhongo Secondary School

Health awareness day for teens at Soweto’s Ibhongo Secondary School

A large team consisting of several professors, physicians, dieticians, nurses and basic science students recently attended Ibhongo Secondary School

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Cardiac Disease in Maternity Program and HEDUZA educate woman about healthy pregnancy

Cardiac Disease in Maternity Program and HEDUZA educate woman about healthy pregnancy

The Cardiac Disease in Maternity Programme, alongside Health Education South Africa (HEDUZA) have initiated an education programme to help woman

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Patients with heart disease encouraged to live and eat right

Patients with heart disease encouraged to live and eat right

The Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit partnered with Adcock Ingram, through its generics portfolio team, to host workshops on disease management

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Heart of Soweto moves to primary health care

Heart of Soweto moves to primary health care

Rationale: Thirty years ago, the Declaration of Alma-Ata recognised the role of social and environmental factors in illness and identified the

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News

Helping learners achieve their goals through health awareness

Helping learners achieve their goals through health awareness

Do you eat a balanced diet? Do you think healthy food is more expensive than unhealthy food? Do you drink enough water every day? These were some of the questions asked of learners at Ibhongo Secondary School in Soweto, at an awareness day held there today.

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Health awareness day for teens at Soweto’s Ibhongo Secondary School

Health awareness day for teens at Soweto’s Ibhongo Secondary School

A large team consisting of several professors, physicians, dieticians, nurses and basic science students recently attended Ibhongo Secondary School in Soweto as part of the campaign to increase awareness among African teenagers about the numerous issues concerning healthy lifestyles.

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Featured Publications

Impact of HIV in Heart of Soweto

2011 - Karen Sliwa, Melinda J. Carrington, Anthony Becker, Fredrich Thienemann, Mpiko Ntsekhe and Simon Stewart
  • European Heart Journal Advance Access (November 2011) doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr398
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Primary care: prevention in youth and adults

Primary care: prevention in youth and adults

In-reach programme to extend the successful Heart of Soweto hypertension and heart failure management programmes into a broader chronic disease management programme, and then to extend this into the Soweto primary health clinics.

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Projects

Projects

The Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit has been involved in a number of projects since it first started up. Currently it is occupied with four main ongoing projects related to cardiovascular research in South Africa.

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Exercise

Small ball

Small ball

Place ball between scapulae (shoulder blades)

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Rowing with resistance band

Rowing with resistance band

Exercise accessories modify basic excercises to enhance their effectiveness

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Featured recipes

Fruity herbal cup

Fruity herbal cup This hot drink is made using lavender flowers, mint, apple juice and honey - full of flavour and good for you. [Read more]

Beef and vegetable casserole

Beef and vegetable casserole This hearty beef dish is full of vegetables, making it a healthy and tasty family meal. [Read more]