Research facilities within the UP ISMC encompass facilities within the various departments of UP faculties that have collaborated or will collaborate on malaria research. These facilities include:

VHEMBE field and research office:

The UP ISMC’s VHEMBE (Venda Health Examination of Mothers and Babies in their Environment) field and research office, was constructed through funds from a NIEHS grant on the grounds of Tshilidzini Hospital in Shayandima, Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. The office comprises examination rooms, a meeting area, and a temperature-controlled laboratory equipped with bench space for sample processing. It also houses essential equipment such as a centrifuge, an -80°C freezer, a -20°C freezer, a nitrogen freezer, and a holding refrigerator. The field office is the access point to various human and environmental health impact research studies. There is a distinct absence of adequate research facilities in the Vhembe District and rural South Africa, and with some capital investment, there is scope for the VHEMBE field office to become a space where more UP researchers and their collaborators can develop larger and more impactful studies and address the needs of the Vhembe district and other similar rural populations throughout Africa. The UP ISMC’s malaria vector sentinel sites are located between 110 and 150km north-east of the field office.