DRILL Localisation

It is critical to have local researchers who will generate evidence based solutions that are culturally and locally relevant, assisting communities in resource-limited locales in South Africa and specifically in KZN. The DRILL training programme is specifically designed to be locally relevant but globally competitive and have an impact beyond the fellows and UKZN. South Africa is faced with...
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DRILL Leadership

The DRILL programme is premised on developing young researchers to become future leaders of world-class significance in scientific research.  The training programme will function in multidisciplinary settings and makes awareness of synergistic networks and partnerships needed to achieve high-impact results in public health research and services. The fellows’ ability to lead and inspire others...
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DRILL Innovation

As in other developing countries, much of South Africa’s healthcare takes place in extremely resource-limited settings. Constraints in human capital, finance, supplies and equipment are just some of the issues to be overcome. The DRILL programme sees creativity and innovation as key elements in the development of locally relevant solutions. Innovation is key to the DRILL approach,  in this...
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DRILL Research

Combatting the challenge of low research capacity in African universities and establishing a pool of competent researchers is a key focus of DRILL’s work. DRILL seeks to support improvements in the environments in which researchers are based as well as strategies to develop both the individual research and the institution. The University of KwaZulu-Natal has restructured and moved away from...
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