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  • COSUP – A medical student’s view

    Posted on November 27, 2017

    The Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) - a new programme with tremendous value

  • CGIS hosted Winter School focusing on participatory sensing

    Posted on November 20, 2017

    Earlier this year, the Centre for Geoinformation Science (CGIS) at the University of Pretoria hosted the 2017 Winter School on Participatory Sensing as part of the Geomatics and Participation project between UP and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

  • Palliative Care in Tshwane

    Posted on November 08, 2017

    Saturday 14 October - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day,

  • UP DFM Supports World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2017

    Posted on August 03, 2017

    World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) initiative to encourage everyone to choose and support breastfeeding as the first and best food choice for infants.

  • AitaHealth on CNN

    Posted on May 04, 2017

    Watch the CNN clip: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/02/africa/alf-aitahealth-app-healthcare/

  • Asthma Symposium: L-CAS’ creative learning experience

    Posted on April 25, 2017

    On 24 February, the 3rd year L-CAS students attended an Asthma Symposium hosted by the UP Department of Family Medicine. The focus was on peer education and practical experience, therefore only two lectures were presented throughout the day – an overview of asthma (including physiology,...

  • COSUP and COPC receives news coverage which emphasises the support of Mayor Solly Msimanga

    Posted on March 22, 2017

    UP Department of Family Medicine and City of Tshwane have partnered to provide better solutions to drug use problems in Tshwane. Read the article in The Citizen here: http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1458895/tshwane-tuks-join-forces-tackle-drug-abuse/

  • Bluetooth injecting media coverage

    Posted on February 03, 2017

    ‘Bluetooth’ injecting is a practice where the blood of a person who has just injected drugs, is drawn and then injected by a friend to also experience this high. This happens when a person does not have money for a fix and starts experiencing withdrawal symptoms. This is a major...

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