SAPRIN has Arrived in Style - Introducing it's New Corporate Wear

Posted on August 23, 2021

SAPRIN has recently introduced its new corporate wear as part of its community engagement initiative, this will enable staff member to be easily recognized and accepted by community members. The importance of having such “uniforms” or branded wear, is that your brand/company is...

8 Weeks of Activism: Photo-Journalism on Gender Justice Reporting Initiative - Part 3/8 Series

Posted on August 11, 2021

Rebaone, a research assistant at UP manages a team of community health workers in informal settlements. Reba’s passion for helping others started in 2016 when she started working for the university as an intern.

What Is World Breastfeeding Week - August 1 to 7 2021

Posted on August 01, 2021

What Is World Breastfeeding Week? Every year the world marks Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to August 7. It is celebrated to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Breastfeeding is also known as nursing. It is the best way to provide young infants with...

8 Weeks of Activism: Photo-Journalism on Gender Justice Reporting Initiative - Part 2/8 Series

Posted on July 02, 2021

Melissa Maphosa (20) from the Zama Zama informal settlement shares her story on teenage pregnancy while living in a disadvantaged community.

8 Weeks of Activism: Photo-Journalism on Gender Justice Reporting Initiative - Part 1/8 Series

Posted on June 22, 2021

The COPC research unit, Dr Ellenore Meyer, and Rekord Newspaper, Noxolo Sibiya, partnered to highlight 8 stories of women that overcame great difficulties. As part of the holistic health work offered on primary care level by the department of Family Medicine and the COPC...

Eight UP academics and science centre Sci-Enza selected as finalists for NSTF-South32 Awards

Posted on June 03, 2021

Congratulations to the eight UP academics and the University’s science centre, Sci-Enza, for being selected as finalists in the 2020/2021 National Science and Technology Forum’s NSTF-South32 Awards.

SAPRIN Roadshow at Melusi Clinic - 28 May 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021

The second leg of the roadshow took place on the 28th of May at the Melusi Clinic from 10:00 to 13:00, with a one-hour formal programme, where key role players on the project (including partners from outside UP) welcomed, and addressed the community. Community leaders such as Mr M.Nkadimeng...

Harm reduction and mental health awareness - Ladium COSUP

Posted on May 27, 2021

Mental health focuses on the individual’s well-being: our emotions, our thoughts and feelings, our ability to solve problems and overcome difficulties, and our understanding of the world around us. A mental disorder or illness affects the way people think, feel, behave or interact with...