Posted on May 05, 2025
Imagine if we could drastically improve the control of malaria
Posted on April 25, 2025
World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April
Posted on April 24, 2025
Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid.
Posted on April 11, 2025
In a bold move to strengthen South Africa’s healthcare system, the National Health Council/Min-MEC – a statutory body comprising the Minister of Health, all nine provincial Health MECs, SALGA, and the Surgeon General of the SA Military Health Services – has announced the...
Posted on April 10, 2025
Health Sciences, effective 01 May 2025.
Posted on April 09, 2025
UP Online continues to go from strength to strength, with more than 10 000 students from all over the world having enrolled in programmes to date!
Posted on April 09, 2025
Congratulations, Dr. Kuhlula Maluleke, on earning an NRF Y2 rating! Dr. Maluleke, a senior lecturer in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH), continues to rise as a remarkable emerging researcher. She began her PhD journey during the global...
Posted on April 09, 2025
The University of Pretoria is making waves on the international stage, showcasing innovative advancements in public health education at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Education Technology from the 24th-28th March 2025, in Tokyo, Japan hosted by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR).
Posted on November 22, 2024
The UP through UP ISMC, has been honoured with GIBS Responsible Organisations – Social Impact Award
Posted on November 06, 2024
Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread through the bites of parasite-infected Anopheles.
Posted on November 06, 2024
Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease that continues to pose a major public health threat, particularly in places with high transmission
Posted on October 15, 2024
The tobacco industry has set its sights on Africa, exploiting regulatory loopholes and targeting a rapidly growing youth population with new nicotine products. This warning was issued by Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, Head of the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of...
Posted on August 20, 2024
The mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world, killing more than 700 000 people each year.
Posted on July 17, 2024
Tobacco remains a major cause of preventable death worldwide, with the burden of tobacco-related mortality increasingly falling on low- and middle-income countries, including those in the African region. Despite some progress in tracking tobacco industry activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a...
Posted on June 26, 2024
The School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) in the Faculty of Health sciences at the University of Pretoria hosted its second Research Day on 26 June 2024 with great enthusiasm and insightful discussions. Postgraduate students, staff, and faculty executives gathered under the theme...
Posted on April 25, 2024
Malaria is a mosquito borne disease that still has so many myths, lies and misconceptions about it.
Posted on April 25, 2024
Malaria is a disease of poverty that disproportionally affects the poor.
Posted on April 23, 2024
The UP ISMC was awarded a substantial grant by the Gates Foundation totalling $1.64 million.
Posted on April 10, 2024
Prof Hettie C Schönfeldt, a professor in the Department of Animal Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently appointed to the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World...
Posted on February 05, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans
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