Posted on December 06, 2021
The world is making progress in its fight against malaria, averting 1.5 billion cases of the disease and preventing 7.6 million deaths since 2000. This is largely thanks to a combination of several vector control tools.
Posted on December 06, 2021
Dr Kibachio Mwangi of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told participants that 420 million people live with diabetes worldwide and 4.6 million in South Africa, half of whom are undiagnosed.
Posted on December 06, 2021
Professor Robert Millar, Director of the Centre for Neuroendocrinology at the Faculty of Health Sciences in the University of Pretoria, was co-winner with Alexandro Schinder of Argentina of the Medical and Biological Sciences award for 2020.
Posted on December 02, 2021
Caves are overlooked but essential parts of the natural world. Many animals use caves for shelter and for raising their young – bats among them. Caves are often home to multiple bat species. Bats may also use different caves for specific reasons; some travel to particular selected caves,...
Posted on December 01, 2021
Professor Theresa Rossouw of UP’s Department of Immunology writes on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected HIV and TB treatment – and why the pandemic might in time become known as a catalyst for positive change.
Posted on November 29, 2021
“The impact of art on a scientific topic is creating new opportunities to make research more accessible.” – Prof Tiaan de Jager of the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.
Posted on November 29, 2021
The Southern African Prostate Cancer Study, of which UP’s Prof Riana Bornman is clinical leader, uses a ‘grassroots to cloud’ approach to track the cause of prostate cancer in Southern African black men.
Posted on November 26, 2021
UP’s Prof Marietjie Venter has been selected to chair the international scientific advisory team appointed by the WHO to probe the origins of novel pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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