Posted on October 11, 2019
WHO has stated that 285 million people of all ages are visually impaired, of whom 39 million are blind.
Posted on October 10, 2019
Suicide is a public health concern because it affects young people, and is often a silent killer, although it is treatable and preventable.
Posted on October 09, 2019
The Department of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Health Sciences hosted the 53rd Annual Conference of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology on the 5th to 7th of October, 2019.
Posted on October 08, 2019
October 2019 is University Social Responsibility Month. As part of an awareness-raising process, we invite you to take a photograph that illustrates you (or your team) being socially responsible and enter the University Social Responsibility Photo Competition. This can be campus operations,...
Posted on October 08, 2019
In South Africa, one – third of the population suffers from mental illness (South African Depression and Anxiety Group/SADAG).
Posted on October 04, 2019
On the final day of the Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week, students were reminded about October being Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa.
Posted on October 03, 2019
Day 4 of the Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week at the Faculty of Health Sciences focussed on religion, spirituality and language.
Posted on October 02, 2019
Students took the lead and shared practical knowledge on day 3 of the Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week. Second year Physiotherapy students conducted wheelchair mobility training as well as the Occupational Therapy disability awareness training. Fellow Health Sciences students learnt...
Posted on October 01, 2019
Africa is a continent on the rise, a place where economic performance has proved resilient despite turbulent international events. But Africa is also a continent of contradictions and complexity.
Posted on October 01, 2019
The second day of the Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice week focused on Colour and Culture.
Posted on September 30, 2019
The Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice week kicked off on 30 September 2019. Day one proved to be a platform for students to share poetry and to be activists.
Posted on September 24, 2019
Professor Zodwa Dlamini has recently been appointed to spearhead an Extramural Research Unit (EMU) named Precision Prevention and Novel Drug Targets for HIV-Associated Cancers. She is the Scientific Director of the Unit, which will be based at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on September 23, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world’s highest neonatal mortality rates and neonatal mortality remains a big challenge in South Africa, despite government investment in healthcare.
Posted on September 19, 2019
UP has been ranked among the top four universities in South Africa in terms of graduate employability, according to the 2020 QS Graduate Employability Survey that was released on Thursday. UP also improved its global ranking significantly and is now ranked within the 251-300 band, compared to the...
Posted on September 18, 2019
The faculty continuously increases access, student throughput and diversity.
Posted on September 17, 2019
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition characterised by excessive sweating. The word ‘hyperhidrosis’ means too much (hyper) sweating (hidrosis).
Posted on September 13, 2019
Seven UP academics received prestigious awards from the National Research Foundation (NRF) on Thursday, 12 September 2019, for their contribution to knowledge creation and dissemination.
Posted on September 13, 2019
Second-year medical student Kathleen Boshoff was a speaker at the annual TED X event hosted by the University of Pretoria at Future Africa. Kathleen spoke about “The effect of the gut microbiome on mental illness.”
Posted on September 09, 2019
The University of Pretoria spring graduation took place from 2 to 6 September 2019 and the Faculty of Health Sciences had 163 graduates who were awarded qualifications. Sixteen doctoral, ninety-three masters including medicine masters, fifty-three undergraduate and one PG diploma.
Posted on September 09, 2019
The Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed Professor Vanessa Steenkamp as Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning as of 1 September 2019.
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