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UP does everything it can to kill one of the biggest killers in South Africa

Posted by: University of Pretoria

26 March 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.

235 new doctors start their professional journey

Posted by: University of Pretoria

05 December 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.

UP joins the fight against maternal and neonatal sepsis

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 November 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.

New Deputy Dean: Health Stakeholder Relations appointed in faculty of Health Sciences

Posted by: University of Pretoria

24 October 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.

Committed to improving maternal and child health in South Africa

Posted by: University of Pretoria

04 October 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.

Moya moya moya moya

Posted by: University of Pretoria

31 August 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.

Prof Mike Sathekge admitted as fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Posted by: University of Pretoria

29 August 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.

Faculty of Health Sciences showcases research and innovation

Posted by: University of Pretoria

29 August 2017

The Faculty of Health Sciences' annual Research Conference was a comprehensive and exciting mix of research and innovation.

Applying health research in South African schools for learners' well-being

Posted by: University of Pretoria

23 August 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.

Official opening of the newly upgraded Basic Medical Sciences and Dentistry Library

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 June 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.

Seven UP researchers nominated for prestigious NTSF Awards

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 June 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.

One step closer to malaria elimination

Posted by: University of Pretoria

08 June 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.

Remembering Ontlametse Phalatse - progeria patient and inspiration

Posted by: University of Pretoria

15 May 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.

What prospective Health Sciences students think of UP

Posted by: University of Pretoria

31 March 2017

When asked to describe UP using just one word, 'gobsmacking', 'amazing', and 'awesome' were just a few that the learners chose at the Junior Tukkie Open Day, which was recently held in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP).

Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle research in the spotlight at UP

Posted by: University of Pretoria

06 September 2016

The University of Pretoria has identified 'Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle interventions for chronic disease' as one of its four main strategic niche areas for research activity in the next decade.

School builds capacity of African forensic science professionals

Posted by: University of Pretoria

29 August 2016

The first African School of Humanitarian Forensic Action, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross and Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, is currently being hosted at the University of Pretoria.

Prof Pattinson receives prestigious award from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 July 2016

Prof Robert Pattinson, Director of the South African Medical Research Council's Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the Havenga Prize for Medicine by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.

New Centre for Viral Zoonoses established at UP

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 June 2016

The newly established Centre for Viral Zoonoses at the University of Pretoria will strive to generate new knowledge of zoonotic pathogens in humans and animals, and to identify intervention strategies for effective disease control.

UP and Inqaba Biotec are blazing the trail for maggot therapy in South Africa

Posted by: University of Pretoria

22 April 2016

In an attempt to promote and increase the use of medicinal maggots for wound cleaning in South Africa, the Department of Surgery at UP signed a collaboration agreement with Inqaba Biotech earlier this month.

Research yields interesting results about acute lower respiratory infections and HIV in children

Posted by: University of Pretoria

10 February 2016

Dr Salome Abbott has been collaborating with an international team of researchers to gather comprehensive data on the viral workings of acute lower respiratory infections among HIV-infected children in South Africa.

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