UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences leads vaccination of undocumented communities against COVID- 19

Posted on December 21, 2021

“It is critical that people who are excluded or hard to reach are enabled to benefit from the vaccination programme to prevent islands within which the virus can hide and spread,” says UP’s Prof Jannie Hugo about the Gauteng-centred project.

UP Community Oriented Primary Care and Rotary E-Club D9400 launch Maternal and Child Health project

Posted on May 25, 2021

The Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Edina Morningside, has partnered with UP's Community Oriented Primary Care unit in a community project in Melusi informal settlement.

UP partners with Impact Catalyst to deliver primary healthcare to mining communities

Posted on October 15, 2020

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit has been contributing its expertise around the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo by equipping community healthcare workers with skills and knowledge through work-integrated learning sessions.

UP initiative helps create food security for vulnerable communities

Posted on September 23, 2020

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 the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care Research Unit (COPC), to start an initiative.