Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences showcased at UP

Posted on August 26, 2015

This year’s eagerly anticipated Faculty of Health Sciences’ Research Day at the University of Pretoria (UP) was an eclectic mix of research and innovation.

Satellites to aid in the fight against malaria

Posted on July 20, 2015

Research activities between the UP CSMC and French partners will focus on the expansion of predictive malaria-risk maps to investigate the impacts of climate variability and changes on the occurrence and intensity of malaria epidemics.

UP CSMC and French space agency join forces in the fight against malaria

Posted on July 09, 2015

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) and the French Embassy in Pretoria co-hosted a workshop to explore the potential of a joint research programme using remote sensing.

Street medicine for Tshwane’s inner city

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.

Sibo and the UP CSMC fight malaria at Mjejane Primary School

Posted on May 18, 2015

One of the University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC)’s key focus areas in the attempt to help eliminate the disease is educating people, especially those who live in malaria-endemic areas.

First group of ASELPH students graduate at UP

Posted on May 12, 2015

The first cohort of 48 students who completed the Albertina Sisulu Executive Leadership Programme in Health (ASELPH) at UP were awarded their Postgraduate Diplomas in Health Systems Management at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony.

In the front line of the fight against malaria

Posted on May 11, 2015

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control believes that research is critical in combating malaria in a manner that is sustainable and without the potentially adverse health effects of toxic chemicals.

Stomping out malaria

Posted on April 30, 2015

Chad Anderson, a master’s student at the University of Pretoria’s School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH), is passionate about eradicating malaria in Africa and believes that education will be the key that ends the disease’s deadly reign on the continent.

Prof Stella Anyangwe elected to Board of Directors of WADEM

Posted on March 31, 2015

Prof Stella Anyangwe has been elected as Director for the Africa Region on the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Board.