Posted on November 17, 2023
Malaria, one of the most pervasive diseases in human history, has plagued humanity for centuries.
Posted on November 14, 2023
Every year, on the 25th of April and the 6th of November, we commemorate Malaria Days.
Posted on November 14, 2023
World Diabetes Day is observed annually on 14 November, and this year, the campaign is centred on the idea ‘Know your risk, know your response’.
Posted on November 10, 2023
“In terms of mortality, according to Statistics South Africa (2016/17), diabetes is the number one cause of death among women in the country,” says Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.
Posted on November 07, 2023
A collaboration between Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Belgium’s Hasselt University and The Walking Egg NGO is using a mobile IVF laboratory and a simplified IVF culture system to show that infertility treatment can be affordable.
Posted on November 07, 2023
If the national strategic plan for noncommunicable diseases is to succeed, the need for the implementation of a comprehensive surveillance and monitoring system for NCDs such as diabetes cannot be overstated, says UP’s Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie.
Posted on November 06, 2023
Malaria claims the life of an African child every two minutes.
Posted on November 03, 2023
Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, Chairperson of the School of Health Systems and Public Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been elected as the Chairperson of the Academy of Science of South Africa's (ASSAf) Standing Committee on Health. This esteemed role will...
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