Posted on November 28, 2023
Malaria, a potentially life-threatening disease, is prevalent in many parts of the world.
Posted on November 24, 2023
Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Posted on November 23, 2023
The Mental Health Museum at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, unveiled in a partnership including UP and the Gauteng Department of Health, stands not only as a testament to the past but also as a guiding beacon illuminating the path forward.
Posted on November 22, 2023
“Over the past 10 years, deaths due to diabetes more than doubled – we need urgent action to address the diabetes crisis in SA,” said Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre during the 2023 Diabetes Summit co-hosted by UP.
Posted on November 21, 2023
Malaria, a widespread and potentially deadly disease, is both preventable and treatable.
Posted on November 17, 2023
Malaria, one of the most pervasive diseases in human history, has plagued humanity for centuries.
Posted on November 14, 2023
Every year, on the 25th of April and the 6th of November, we commemorate Malaria Days.
Posted on November 14, 2023
World Diabetes Day is observed annually on 14 November, and this year, the campaign is centred on the idea ‘Know your risk, know your response’.
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.
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