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Quality Strategy
The RIIP®/CENQAM® is committed to deliver quality services that shall be continuously improved throughout the entire organisation assisted by a documented quality management system consistent with GMP and applicable regulatory requirements in order to: Consistently meet or exceed our customer's expectations for service quality and performance…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/certification
Certification
ISO 17025:2017 accredited (P0006) – Flexible scope; Licensed with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) (License no. 0000001065); SAHPRA appointed QC Laboratory Trademarked and registered with the SA Department of Trade and Industry; WHO Prequalified Laboratory for the purpose of monitoring the quality of medicines…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/high-performance-liquid-chromatography-hplc
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography – HPLC (UV, UV-VIS, DAD, FLD and RI detection) High-performance liquid chromatography, formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify specific components in mixtures. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography – UPLC…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/drug-release
Drug Release
“Drug release” refers to the process in which drug solutes migrate from the initial position in the polymeric system to the polymer's outer surface and then to the release medium RIIP®/CENQAM® is highly experienced in drug release testing and utilises the following techniques: Disintegration (solid dosage forms) Dissolution Solid…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/gas-chromatography-gc
Gas Chromatography (GC)
The pharmaceutical industry uses gas chromatography (GC) to help produce pure products in large quantities. The method is used to ensure the purity of the produced material and eliminate inconsistencies in pharmaceutical products. The industry also uses gas chromatography to analyze compounds to check for trace contaminants. RIIP/CENQAM is…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/pharmaceutical-analysis-papc
Pharmaceutical Analysis (PA/PC)
Pharmaceutical analysis is focused on wet chemistry and powdering techniques. Wet chemistry is a form of analytical chemistry that uses classical methods such as observation to analyse materials. It is called wet chemistry since most analysis is done in the liquid phase. Wet chemistry is also called bench chemistry since many tests are performed…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/node/24247
Get in touch with RIIP®/CENQAM®
This form is for stakeholders to get in touch and communicate thoughts, concerns or problems relating to RIIP®/CENQAM® so we can improve or continue providing a great service! Please note you can remain anonymous if you would like and not complete the Name field:https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/hart-news
HART in the News
News and updates 2023 NWU Excellence Awards - Prof Ruan Kruger (Most Productive Senior Researcher) NWU Excellence Awards - Prof Yolandi Breet (First Runner-up Most Productive Emerging Researcher) NRF-Nominated Young Researchers Meet Nobel Laureates in Japan 9th Scientific Merit Awards - Bronze Award - Prof Lebo Gafane…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/may-measure-month
May Measure Month
HART participates in May Measure Month campaign since 2017 Research from May Measure Month High prevalence but lack of awareness of hypertension in South Africa, particularly among men and young adults May Measurement Month 2018: results of blood pressure screening from 41 countries May Measurement Month 2018: an…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/world-obesity-day
World Obesity Day
The HART joined the international awareness campaign of the World Obesity Federation on 4 March 2022. The World Obesity Day (WOD) has a simple message that ‘Everybody Needs to Act’ to address obesity and its causes. See our efforts here:https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/preceed-africa
PRECEED-Africa
“After the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives are finally ‘normal’ again but let’s not forget that the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented. Despite these devastating consequences, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of death and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on CVDs is unknown",…Ms. Nonkululeko Navise is a lecturer in the School of Physiology and she is part of the Hypertension in Africa research Team (HART) pursuing her PhD studies in Physiology with the research unit. Her research focus is on the longitudinal investigation of chronic kidney disease and how it relates with cardiovascular risk factors and all-cause…
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