Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Commentary
  • Published:

The South African Medical Research Council: Africanizing health research

Abstract

The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of South Africa's eight statutory science councils and the country's premier biomedical science research institution. Malegapuru W. Makgoba, appointed in January as the organization's first black African president, discusses the MRC's history, transformation and vision for the future.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Makgoba, M. The South African Medical Research Council: Africanizing health research . Nat Med 5, 367–370 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/7351

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/7351

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing