Posted on December 11, 2023
Nearly 300 health heroes from UP's Faculty of Health Sciences embark on their medical journey. The recent Declaration Ceremony witnessed heartfelt pledges and words of wisdom from Professor Tiaan de Jager.
Posted on November 23, 2023
The Mental Health Museum at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, unveiled in a partnership including UP and the Gauteng Department of Health, stands not only as a testament to the past but also as a guiding beacon illuminating the path forward.
Posted on May 09, 2023
On 09 May 2023, the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Health Sciences hosted the Merit Awards ceremony to honour and celebrate academic excellence for undergraduate students
Posted on March 03, 2023
We caught up with the University of Pretoria Senior lecturer Dr. Abe Kasonga, who recently attained a Y2 NRF rating. Congratulations on attaining Y2 NRF rating. Please tell us about yourself.
Posted on January 27, 2023
The research collaboration uses targeted alpha therapy (TAT), a novel nuclear medicine therapy that targets cancer cells with precision, without harming the surrounding tissue.
Posted on November 10, 2022
The University of Pretoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Priya Soma-Pillay, as the Chairperson of the School of Medicine from 01 November 2022.
Posted on November 18, 2019
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. Antimicrobial-resistant infections currently claim 700 000 lives a year globally and by 2050 antimicrobial resistance could result in a loss of 10 million lives a year. This will result in more deaths than people dying from cancer.
Posted on March 26, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people every year than HIV/AIDS or any other single infectious agent. This statistic seems criminal considering that if the disease is diagnosed and treated timeously, most patients can be cured.
Posted on December 05, 2017
235 final-year medical students, dressed in their finest and supported by friends and family, recently took the oath of their profession at a ceremony held in the Aula on the Hatfield Campus, thus taking the first step on their journey as medical professionals.
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 October 24, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Arthur Rantloane as Deputy Dean: Health Stakeholder Relations in the Faculty of Health Sciences, with effect from 1 November 2017.
Posted on October 04, 2017
The Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UP, is committed to making a contribution in the lives of pregnant women, new-born babies and infants.
Posted on August 31, 2017
31 August is African Traditional Medicine Day. According to Dr Bosco Bae, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UP, however, the day is meaningless unless its value and history is recognised.
Posted on August 29, 2017
The Faculty of Health Sciences' annual Research Conference was a comprehensive and exciting mix of research and innovation.
Posted on August 29, 2017
Prof Mike Sathekge, an internationally acclaimed researcher and current Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been admitted as a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Posted on August 23, 2017
A collaborative study involving local and international researchers has created an intervention strategy to help improve the diet and lifestyle of schoolchildren in South Africa.
Posted on June 28, 2017
The newly refurbished and upgraded library in the Basic Medical Sciences Building on the University of Pretoria's Prinshof Campus was officially opened by the Faculty Library Manager of the Health Sciences, Kabelo Nzima, in a brief ceremony on Friday, 23 June 2017.
Posted on June 28, 2017
Seven researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have been nominated in eight categories of the 19th NSTF-South32 Awards for their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa.
Posted on June 08, 2017
An international collaborative effort, including researchers from UP, the University of Cape Town and partners, has resulted in the identification of a new chemical compound that can potentially eliminate malaria.
Posted on May 15, 2017
Prof Michael Pepper, Director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and professor in the Department of Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about Ontlametse Phalatse, a progeria patient who has inspired the nation.
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