Health & Demographic Surveillance System
GRT-INSPIRED Urban HDSS (Gauteng node)
About this cohort
Established in 2020 as a SAPRIN urban node spanning three Gauteng sites: Hillbrow (inner-city, ~40,000), Atteridgeville (township + informal infill, ~50,000) and Melusi (informal settlement, ~10,000). Tracks ~100,000 residents three times a year (one in-person, two call-centre rounds) with annual drone imaging to monitor spatial change. Focus on health impacts of urbanisation, migration, informality and climate change.
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Study population
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This cohort covers 50,000 participants in a urban setting in South Africa, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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