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...
Posted on November 02, 2023
Medication and dietary management play pivotal roles in controlling this chronic disease. However, the importance of exercise and its role cannot be stressed enough.
Posted on November 01, 2023
An international network of scholars, advocates, civil society stakeholders, and policymakers from Canada, South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom, as part of their project titled “A Human Rights and Equity-Oriented Response to the Birth Stories of Families Impacted by...
Posted on October 31, 2023
A UP alumnus, Prof Ryan Blumenthal divides his working day between his commitments to the University and the Gauteng Department of Health.
Posted on October 31, 2023
Increasing HIV-positive donors in stem cell transplantation can help create a future where no patient is left without hope due to a lack of suitable donors, write UP’s Dr Candice Hendricks and Prof Michael Pepper.
Posted on October 30, 2023
In a dazzling and star-studded evening, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of its lecturers at the prestigious Teaching and Learning Awards 2023 on 26 October 2023. The event, held under the theme "Oscar Night," recognised and...
Posted on October 27, 2023
In his response to the rankings, Professor Themba Mosia, the Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal, expressed immense pride in UP’s outstanding performance across various broad subject areas.
Posted on October 26, 2023
Congratulations to Professor Theresa Rossouw for her remarkable achievement at the 2023 UP Academic Achievers' Awards. In a ceremony celebrating academic excellence, Professor Rossouw was honoured with the prestigious Exceptional Academic Researchers Award.
Posted on October 25, 2023
In a celebration of the best of Pretoria, UP has been recognised as the Best University in the Rekord newspaper’s 2023 Best of Pretoria Reader’s Choice Awards.
Posted on October 20, 2023
Joseph Shiraaz, a clinical supervisor for Paediatrics at the University of Pretoria's Physiotherapy Department, has recently made waves in the martial arts world, securing both gold and bronze medals at the prestigious Asia Africa Cup organised by the Japan Karate Shoto Federation (JKS) in Dubai...
Posted on October 20, 2023
On 06 October 2023, the Clinical Associates Research Symposium gathered to shine a spotlight on the essential contributions of Clinical Associates within the healthcare system. Hosted by the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria, the symposium aimed to enhance awareness of...
Posted on October 20, 2023
The 2023 Diabetes Summit, which is taking place at UP on 15 November, aims to propel all stakeholders involved in diabetes prevention and management –to confront diabetes head on, write SEMLI’s Lizanne Meyer and Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.
Posted on October 20, 2023
The University of Pretoria has 4 360 international students from 133 nationalities across all study programmes of study – making it a true experience of the world in one sitting, said UP Head of International Cooperation, Setsipane Mokoduwe.
Posted on October 20, 2023
UP celebrates the achievements of our outstanding academics who, through their work in a variety of fields, have made enormous contributions to society.
Posted on October 18, 2023
Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, a molecular biology medical scientist who is Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, is co-leading the Africa-Europe Multimorbidity Cluster of Excellence.
Posted on October 17, 2023
We are thrilled to highlight the remarkable achievements of Charlise Basson, a dedicated student from the Department of Physiology. Charlise's journey at the University of Pretoria has recently taken an exciting turn, as she has upgraded from an MSc student to a PhD candidate. This upgrade is a...
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