September 09, 2022
Sipho Mahlangu, clerical assistant at the Faculty of Health Sciences
“Remind yourself that you are loved, you are cherished, and have value. Nothing that anyone does or thinks or says to you will diminish that value,” says Sipho...
April 06, 2022
UP COPC Research Unit COVID-19 Vaccination Day
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit lead the vaccination of its staff members against COVID-19 on the...
March 24, 2022
World TB Day 2022
Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium...
February 04, 2022
World Cancer Day: closing the care gap
World Cancer Day: closing the care gap World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its...
December 21, 2021
UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences leads vaccination of undocumented communities against COVID- 19
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit is leading the vaccination of undocumented communities against COVID-19...
November 03, 2021
Disabilities Awareness Month 2021
National Disability Rights Awareness Month 2021 The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 3 December; however, we commemorate National...
October 10, 2021
World Mental Health Day 10th October 2021
10 October is World Mental Health Day The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to...
October 01, 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021 About 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, making this disease the most commonly occurring...
June 03, 2021
Eight UP academics and science centre Sci-Enza selected as finalists for NSTF-South32 Awards
Eight academics from the University of Pretoria (UP) and Sci-Enza, a science centre and non-governmental organisation at UP, have been selected as finalists in...
May 25, 2021
UP Community Oriented Primary Care and Rotary E-Club D9400 launch Maternal and Child Health project
The Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Edina Morningside, has partnered with the University of Pretoria’s...
November 14, 2020
World Diabetes Day: UP insulin project acknowledges crucial role of nurses in managing the disease
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it...
November 03, 2020
UP’s COVID-19 response strengthened through collaboration with Leeds University
The University of Pretoria (UP) has been consistent in its contribution to the fight against COVID-19, thanks in part to support from the University of Leeds...
October 15, 2020
UP partners with Impact Catalyst to deliver primary healthcare to mining communities
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit has been contributing its expertise around the Mogalakwena mine in...
September 23, 2020
UP initiative helps create food security for vulnerable communities
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many without a source of income. This has had devastating effects on household food security, a disastrous reality which prompted...
July 21, 2020
UP research partnership makes foray into battle against pandemic by winning SAPRIN bid to host Gauteng urban research nodes
A research triad between the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) was recently...
May 18, 2020
UP medical researchers call for substance use screening and harm-reduction treatment for hospital patients
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...
May 07, 2020
UP academic develops animated video series for COVID-19 awareness campaign
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...
April 27, 2020
UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences receives 15 bakkies from Isuzu in fight against spread of COVID-19
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria accepted delivery of 15 Isuzu D-MAX bakkies this week which will be used to assist with the...
November 25, 2019
UP professors take top honours at 2019 Health Excellence Awards
Thought leaders at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Health Sciences were honoured at the 2019 Health Excellence Awards as two of the Faculty’s...