Posted on February 22, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on zoonoses and human interactions with wildlife-especially bats. As people generally know very little about zoonoses and bats, it has become imperative to communicate factual information amidst misleading false news. As a research group concerned with...
Posted on January 18, 2022
A team of UP scientists has published the only study from Africa that entailed genomic One Health investigations to reveal that Delta variants of COVID-19 were transmitted from humans to animals.
Posted on December 21, 2021
“It is critical that people who are excluded or hard to reach are enabled to benefit from the vaccination programme to prevent islands within which the virus can hide and spread,” says UP’s Prof Jannie Hugo about the Gauteng-centred project.
Posted on December 07, 2021
In February 2021, as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were rolled out to healthcare workers in South Africa, there was a renewed sense of hope in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.
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.
Posted on November 26, 2021
The vaccination site at UP (Prinshof South, Tswelopele Building) has received approval from UP Ethics to be part of the Sisonke2 trial.
Posted on November 22, 2021
The year 2021 started off unpredictable, but we forged ahead into the unweathered storms, and we survived the tides. Our theme for 2021 has been "Feed your Focus", which was a call to action for all of us to shut out the distractions and focus on our core mandate, which is to maintain health...
Posted on November 08, 2021
As we celebrate the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen on 08 November 1895, the Radiography Department at the University of Pretoria takes on the holistic approach to caring.
Posted on November 06, 2021
Malaria elimination in the SADC region by 2030 is possible by incorporating various innovative strategies along with existing control measures, and community participation, say UP's Prof Tiaan de Jager and Dr Taneshka Kruger.
Posted on November 04, 2021
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has been awarded a R13m Bill & Melinda Gates foundation grant to develop and deliver a leadership and management training course to drive malaria eradication.
Posted on November 04, 2021
The Global Governance Project, supported by the World Health Organization, has launched the “Health: A Political Choice” publication in October 2021 to reflect and discuss the challenges and solutions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Pretoria’s own Prof....
Posted on November 03, 2021
Register to attend the inaugural South African Diabetes Summit on 10 November 2021, co-hosted by UP’s Diabetes Research Centre and the Diabetes Alliance.
Posted on October 29, 2021
On 28 October 2021, the University of Pretoria hosted its 21st annual Academic Achievers’ Awards ceremony to celebrate its top-performing researchers. This is the second consecutive year that the ceremony was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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