Posted on June 20, 2020
The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pretoria hosted the Inaugural Van Rensburg-Mokgokong Oration through the Safe Neurosurgery Initiative Webinar focusing on Pediatric Neurosurgery. This Pediatric Neurosurgery Symposium was part of the Neurosurgery Department at UP's Safe...
Posted on June 18, 2020
“We must start taking the call to active citizenry seriously as young people,” says Dr Cyan Brown, who graduated from the University of Pretoria with a medical degree in 2017.
Posted on June 05, 2020
Five academics from the University of Pretoria (UP) are finalists in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards.
Posted on June 03, 2020
Faculty of Health Sciences students and staff members can download the Anti-discrimination and Escalation Policies as well as the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) below. Please note that it is essential that staff take note of the content of the policies.
Posted on June 03, 2020
In honour of World Bicycle Day, and the ever-growing awareness of health and wellbeing, now is as good a time to dust your bike, lube the chain and get pedaling. We hear time and time again of the vast benefits physical activity can have on our health as well as mental health.
Posted on June 02, 2020
Participants from around the world joined a University of Pretoria (UP)-hosted webinar titled “Future Africa Post-COVID-19” on Friday. The webinar was held in commemoration of Africa Month, which is celebrated throughout May, and looked at what the future holds for the continent in...
Posted on May 28, 2020
Although there is no specific research that shows the positive effects of high-fibre foods in helping to fight against COVID-19, some existing research has suggested its beneficial effects against viral infection.
Posted on May 28, 2020
If COVID-19 was a war, our health workers would have been in the firing line. Health care workers are the ones bravely protecting South African citizens against a lethal, but an invisible enemy. The public cannot even imagine the stress and pressures health care workers face under in the fight...
Posted on May 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the production of vehicles during the stringent national lockdown. However, this trying time calls for innovative action to support the nation which is why Nissan and the University of Pretoria have partnered to create and manufacture INTUboxes.
Posted on May 22, 2020
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national lockdown, many learners have been faced with various challenges. We have been monitoring all press conferences and strategies released by the Department of Basic Education and the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement closely.
Posted on May 22, 2020
On 15 May 2020 the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pretoria hosted a Webinar focusing on Intra-operative Ultrasound (IOUS) in Neurosurgery. The Department initiated the online teaching platform with the goal of optimising safety of brain tumor surgery for children and adults who...
Posted on May 21, 2020
The University of Pretoria mourns the loss of Professor Anton Carel Stoltz, a top infectious diseases expert, who passed away on Wednesday night from complications following surgery.
Posted on May 19, 2020
UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences received a generous donation of 20 000 COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) from OUTsurance to help keep health care workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on May 18, 2020
A study by the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has found that a significant proportion of hospital inpatients in Tshwane use regulated and unregulated substances including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and heroin (known locally as nyaope).
Posted on May 18, 2020
Despite the undeniable success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in improving the lives and life expectancy of people living with HIV, the virus continues to wreak havoc in our population. While new infections have gone down from a peak of 16,000 infections per day in 1997 to just over 4,500 per...
Posted on May 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic – and the resulting lockdowns – have had a major impact on research at institutions across the world, and universities in particular.
Posted on May 12, 2020
The Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed back 454 final year medical students on 11 May 2020 following the directive given on 30 April 2020 by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande. The safety of staff members and students remains a priority for the University, and this is why the...
Posted on May 12, 2020
As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems prescient that, in early 2019, the World Health Organization declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
Posted on May 07, 2020
An academic from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has developed a series of animated videos that aim to educate the public about COVID-19, which has infected more than 3,5 million people globally and claimed the lives of more than 247 000.
Posted on May 06, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Health Sciences received a donation of 600 tablet devices valued at R2.4 million from Aspen Pharmacare to facilitate access to online resources for needy students. The donation will ensure that students will have access to their course material,...
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