Posted on October 05, 2022
Three UP professors are helping to combat homelessness in Tshwane by contributing to a national policy for the homeless, with a project that forms part of the framework for South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI), in collaboration with The Presidency of South Africa.
Posted on August 23, 2022
The Faculty Research Day is hosted annually by the Faculty of Health Sciences. It provides a platform for researchers, post and undergraduate students and academics to showcase their research findings to inform and debate on research that contributes toward better health and is relevant to...
Posted on August 19, 2022
Faculty Research Day 2022
Posted on July 20, 2022
Substance use is permeating the community of Mamelodi. The effects of substances have been widely spread across the community and community members from all age groups are ultimately affected. Substance use can have devastating effects on a person’s social, emotional, and physical wellbeing...
Posted on June 17, 2022
Occupational Therapy students have been conducting group sessions at various COSUP sites since 2018. Although these sessions initially focused on life skills, the participants have expressed the need for the inclusion of vocational training. Skills offer an essential foundation and lifeline as...
Posted on April 20, 2022
The Melusi Clinic “Phela Hantle” Global Grant between Rotary International and the University of Pretoria celebrated its grand opening and 18 months of project achievements on the 20th of April 2022. Speakers on the day included the likes of Dr Meyer and Dr Madela-Mntla, led by...
Posted on April 07, 2022
On the 7th of April 2022, UP’s Prof. MacIntyre from the Department of Human Nutrition held a diet and health training session at the Melusi Clinic in Pretoria West. She highlighted the importance of understanding the importance of portion sizes for both babies, toddlers, children and...
Posted on April 06, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit lead the vaccination of its staff members against COVID-19 on the Kalafong Hospital premises.
Posted on April 01, 2022
In order to improve access to healthcare, awareness plays a central and important role in the approach. By empowering communities, medical professionals and patients with appropriate tools, information and skills, they are then enabled to make high-quality and informed decisions on the...
Posted on March 27, 2022
Masephure Tshidi Shokoane is a clinical associate and former community health worker (CHW), who currently works as a vaccinator for the COPC project in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape. From 2014 to 2017, she worked as a CHW for the City of Tshwane's WBOT program. Her role was primarily to prevent...
Posted on March 24, 2022
Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
Posted on March 10, 2022
Homelessness is complex and multifactorial, as are the health issues homeless persons face. Homelessness is strongly associated with poor health. This association can be described as circular: poor health can predispose people to poor and difficult living conditions that can contribute to...
Posted on February 04, 2022
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008....
Posted on December 21, 2021
The University of Pretoria to assist more than 4 000 people to get vaccinated. In a recent interview, Prof.J.Hugo elaborated on how undocumented individuals can too be vacinated.The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit is leading the vaccination...
Posted on December 21, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit is leading the vaccination of undocumented communities against COVID-19 in Gauteng. This is in collaboration with partners from the international community, local NGOs and religious community leaders,...
Posted on December 09, 2021
COSUP Daspoort recently held a 16 days of Activism event against Gender Based Violence on the Daspoort Clinic grounds
Posted on December 02, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) project hosted a World AIDS Day event on the Melusi Grounds, near Melusi Clinic. The event highlighted and created awareness around the importance of knowing your HIV/AIDS status, but also...
Posted on December 01, 2021
It is reported that South Africa has a very high rate of skin cancer irrespective of skin colour and therefore South Africans are advised to take precautionary measures to protect themselves against the sun. The immediate danger of too much sun is sunburn. Looking at sunburned skin under a strong...
Posted on November 22, 2021
Cannabis and heroin have been found to be the primary substances used by people seeking treatment for substance abuse across Tshwane from January to June. Figures show that more people are turning up for treatment.
Posted on November 16, 2021
On the 16th and 17th of November 2021, the University of Pretoria’s Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP), together with the Drug and Substance Abuse (DSA) Unit at the City of Tshwane, and the South African Network of People Who Use Drugs (SANPUD) hosted a virtual research...
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