Posted on October 16, 2021
Feast of Clowns is a community-based festival, run by the community. Local and emerging artists are part of the line-up on the day, homeless and formerly homeless people provide the security infrastructure, local community organizations exhibit their work and the MARCH OF CLOWNS is a celebration...
Posted on October 10, 2021
10 October is World Mental Health Day The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk...
Posted on October 01, 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021 About 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, making this disease the most commonly occurring female cancer. Breast cancer remains a major cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Breast cancer arises from mutations in breast cells,...
Posted on September 02, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Family Medicine, in collaboration with other disciplines and faculties – including various health fields such as dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, physio- and speech and language pathology students and faculty members as...
Posted on August 24, 2021
The Faculty Research Day hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences provides a platform for researchers, post- and undergraduate students to showcase their research findings to inform debate on research that contributes towards better health and is relevant in addressing the needs of people,...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
Posted on May 25, 2021
The Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Edina Morningside, has partnered with UP's Community Oriented Primary Care unit in a community project in Melusi informal settlement.
Posted on May 20, 2021
Date: Thursday, 20 May 2021 from 17h30 to 19h30 (SAST) Topic: Harm reduction Programme: Introduction by Chair | Prof Francois Venter Shifting perspectives and ideas around drugs and people who use them | Ms Dimakatso Nonyane Harm reduction: principles and philosophy | Mr Shaun Shelly...
Posted on May 17, 2021
Community engagement (CE) is an integral part of the SAPRIN nodes. In terms of the Gauteng Research Triangle, of which the University of Pretoria is a partner, community engagement is equally important for both the COVID/SERO sub-study and the main longitudinal study. Community Health Workers are...
Posted on September 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many without a source of income. This has had devastating effects on household food security, a disastrous reality which prompted the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care Research Unit (COPC), to start an initiative.
Posted on September 01, 2020
Impact Catalyst is an exciting new initiative consisting of partnerships between Anglo American, Exxaro, the CSIR, World Vision and Zutari who all share a vision of creating enhanced social impact in the mining communities in Limpopo and will expand to other provinces. Their aim is to establish...
Posted on May 07, 2020
An academic from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has developed a series of animated videos that aim to educate the public about COVID-19, which has infected more than 3,5 million people globally and claimed the lives of more than 247 000.
Posted on October 17, 2019
Accessing healthcare is often a struggle for most residents of informal settlements for various reasons, including distance and lack of services.
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