Siyakhula - Our first patient that competed the Siyakhula Study

Posted on October 12, 2020

Siyakhula - Our first patient that competed the Siyakhula Study (for confidentiality the names are being withheld) Patient X with her 2-year-old son

South Africa needs a plan to protect children’s health beyond COVID-19

Posted on October 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a head-on challenge to even the most solid health systems in the world. In South Africa its onset collided with the already existing quadruple burden of disease. The country faces epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis (TB); non-communicable diseases such as hypertension...

Babies bustle with health at Kalafong

Posted on July 15, 2019

Pretoria - The 20th anniversary of the Kangaroo Mother Care unit at Kalafong Hospital was marked by praise and applause from mothers whose children benefited from the project. The project is part of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, which serves the neonatal...

Mamelodi study shows Umbiflow's potential in reducing stillbirths

Posted on July 01, 2019

A stillbirth is defined as a fetus being born with no signs of life at or after 28 weeks of pregnancy. Stillbirths are a global problem with approximately 2.6 million deaths being recorded in 2016, with the largest proportion of stillbirths occurring in low and middle-income countries.

Kangaroo Mother Care: UP’s low-tech solution is saving premature babies

Posted on April 27, 2019

Premature babies all over Africa and in developing countries around the world have a greater chance of survival today thanks to the work of University of Pretoria (UP) researchers. Drs Anne-Marie Bergh, Elise van Rooyen and colleagues have been tirelessly promoting the benefits of Kangaroo Mother...

A lifelong quest to reduce infant deaths

Posted on March 27, 2019

For most doctors in training, obstetrics is hectic and too busy, but for Dr Felicia Molokoane it is a calling. Her bold career choice has led to her being part of groundbreaking research on the effects of HIV treatment on the growth of babies. “When I did my internship, none of the...