‘Human beings have an unfathomable amount of potential’ – UP School of Medicine graduate Dr Aliya Mukadam on how she topped the class

Posted on April 09, 2019

Many might remember Dr Aliya Mukadam from a video that went viral on social media of the exceptional medical student at the oath-taking ceremony when it was announced that she had won the School of Medicine prize for the best performance in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) course...

UP academic makes significant headway to better diagnose multidrug-resistant TB

Posted on March 25, 2019

Despite the global decline in new infections, the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), a virulent strain that has developed an immunity to the antimicrobial drugs used to treat TB, means the disease remains a public health crisis.

“Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere”

Posted on March 20, 2019

Kidney disease is a global health problem with a growing disease burden in both developed and undeveloped countries. The magnitude and the impact of kidney disease are unknown and will remain so if a concerted effort is not made to develop a national data collection system to acquire data on...

UP providing support for South Africa's SDG reporting

Posted on March 04, 2019

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Pretoria is supporting the South African government in their reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a universal call to form partnerships to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people...

UP academic pioneers world’s first middle ear transplant using 3D-printed bones

Posted on February 28, 2019

A pioneering surgical procedure using 3D-printed middle ear bones, developed by Professor Mashudu Tshifularo and his team at the University of Pretoria (UP) Faculty of Health Sciences, may be the answer to conductive hearing loss, a middle ear problem caused by congenital birth defects,...

UP Facial Cleft Deformity Clinic changes lives, one child at a time

Posted on February 05, 2019

Music blasts out of Zaskia Botha’s portable hi-fi system in the pristine reception area of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Facial Cleft Deformity Clinic on UP’s Prinshof Campus, as patients wait to be attended to by its staff.

Cancer needs everybody’s attention, says University of Pretoria professor

Posted on February 04, 2019

The prevalence of cancer is increasing worldwide. Globally, 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and approximately nine million lose their lives to cancer annually.

UP Head of Family Medicine wins SAMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on December 06, 2018

Prof Jannie Hugo, head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Family Medicine, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Medical Association (SAMA) for outstanding, pioneering contributions to the primary healthcare system.