Posted on November 01, 2024
At the 2024 Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day at the University of Pretoria, a panel of leading experts explored strategies for addressing health disparities in vulnerable communities, with a special focus on the National Health Insurance (NHI) era. The NHI era refers to South Africa's...
Posted on October 31, 2024
As part of the occupational therapy undergraduate Interprofessional Health Management Module, students develop an assignment in which they advocate for a specific area of interest to them. Students were then presented with an opportunity to attend a publication workshop in which their assignments...
Posted on October 31, 2024
At her inaugural lecture titled ‘Bridging Gaps: Tackling Diabetes and Maternal Health in South Africa,’ Professor Sumaiya Adam, a leading specialist in maternal and fetal medicine from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, delivered crucial...
Posted on October 23, 2024
The reasons for embarking on a research topic are multifaceted. For Raashmi Balbadhur, a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pretoria (UP), this reason moved within hours from her being an educator in the Faculty of Health Sciences to becoming a patient with a...
Posted on October 17, 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce the reappointment of Professor Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies, to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Board as a Council on Higher Education representative. This...
Posted on October 17, 2024
There is a great deal of excitement in the fields of cell and gene therapy as the findings of painstaking research aimed at uncovering the cellular and molecular nature of human disease are now beginning to bear fruit. This is also true for the cutting-edge genetics research being done in South...
Posted on October 15, 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria is proud to spotlight Dr. Glynn Buchanan, an Adjunct Professor and discipline lead in the Division of Endodontics, who has recently earned a C2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF). This recognition places Dr. Buchanan...
Posted on October 15, 2024
The tobacco industry has set its sights on Africa, exploiting regulatory loopholes and targeting a rapidly growing youth population with new nicotine products. This warning was issued by Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, Head of the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of...
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