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...
Posted on January 23, 2017
At approximately 12h00 on 17 January 2017, police arrested three outreach workers delivering life-saving health interventions, endorsed by Gauteng Department of Health, to people who inject drugs in Marabastad, Tshwane.
Posted on September 30, 2016
According to Prof Jannie Hugo from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria, the use of eHealth could be of particular benefit in the provision of primary healthcare services to rural communities in South Africa.
Posted on April 13, 2016
In celebration of World Social Work Day, which was celebrated on 15 March this year, the Department of Social Work and Criminology hosted a seminar at the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus.
Posted on November 01, 2015
Keynote address - on the importance of sharing knowledge
Posted on September 21, 2015
Staff in the Division of Paediatric Pulmonology at UP recently undertook a study to determine the significance of the dust mite Blomia tropicalis as an aeroallergen in the northern coastal areas of KZN.
Posted on July 07, 2015
The Street Medicine in Tshwane Inner City project recently initiated by the Department of Family Medicine will provide basic medical care to those living and sleeping on the streets.
Posted on October 02, 2014
‘Our current healthcare system focuses too much on the swamped hospitals and clinics where doctors and nurses are struggling to keep people from dying. We need to move our efforts to where the epidemics (like tuberculosis (TB), HIV, diabetes and hypertension) are, in communities, where...
Copyright © University of Pretoria 2024. All rights reserved.
COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal
To contact the University during the COVID-19 lockdown, please send an email to [email protected]
Get Social With Us
Download the UP Mobile App