Posted on August 19, 2019
Currently, the total expenditure on health care in South Africa (SA) is 8.5% of the Gross Domestic Product. It is important to note that only 16% of South Africans have access to private health care and the remaining 84% use the public health care system. This is the main reason we should support...
Posted on July 24, 2019
Dr Ozo Ibeziako received the 2019 Harambee prize for the promotion and equality of African women in Madrid. This award was established to offer recognition to African individuals or institutions who work effectively in the promotion of women in their country. At its 10th celebration this year,...
Posted on May 22, 2019
The second CPD conference for doctors, which the CPD Unit of the Department of Family Medicine hosted, was held at Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni from the 9th to 12th of May this year.
Posted on March 06, 2019
UP DFM's Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) features prominently in in the SAMRC SACENDU report.
Posted on December 06, 2018
Prof Jannie Hugo, head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Family Medicine, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Medical Association (SAMA) for outstanding, pioneering contributions to the primary healthcare system.
Posted on October 29, 2018
COSUP and POPUP bring hope to drug users through holistic services and skills training.
Posted on October 22, 2018
The Department of Family Medicine has just released A capability approach to learning.
Posted on September 19, 2018
Prof Marcus has written 'COPC - A Practical Guide' aimed at CHWs and others interested in health.
Posted on August 27, 2018
Family Medicine hosted a CPD Conference from 16 August to 19 August 2018 which was a great success.
Posted on March 26, 2018
World Bank contracted the SAMRC Unit and Dept of Family Medicine at UP to conduct training for doctors and midwives in the Lesotho hospitals.
Posted on March 12, 2018
The Department of Family Medicine, UP, will present one-stop CPD courses starting this year, 2018.
Posted on December 09, 2017
TB and linkage to care was the topic chosen for the last group of SIC students in Tshwane in 2017.
Posted on November 28, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP)'s Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care will participate in the first ever global data collection effort to assess the burden and current management of maternal and neonatal sepsis.
Posted on November 27, 2017
The Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) - a new programme with tremendous value
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.
Posted on November 08, 2017
Saturday 14 October - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day,
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.
Posted on May 04, 2017
Watch the CNN clip: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/02/africa/alf-aitahealth-app-healthcare/
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,...
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/
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