School of Public Health and Family Medicine

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The School of Public Health and Family Medicine is a strong multidisciplinary department in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town.

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Virtual Research Poster Event 2020

Virtual Research Poster Event Launches Thur 26 November 2020 ~ Theme: "Researching Public Health". The Poster Event will be asynchronous to allow maximum engagement.

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UCT rises in research rankings

The 2021 US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings holds UCT at 36th in public, environmental and occupational health, and 53rd in social sciences and public health. Wonderful recognition of our outstanding work!

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News

Saturday, 28 November 2020

Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study

The Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has secured a R120 million grant from the United States (US) National Institutes of Health for a new birth cohort study to examine obesity in pregnant women living with HIV, as well as their children.

Publication Date:

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 - 12:00

BBC News Africa interview with Dr Itumeleng Ntatamala on burnout in health care workers

BBC News Africa live presentation on burnout in health workers - Interview with Dr Itumeleng Ntatamala and his Kenyan colleague on protecting the mental health of health workers and promoting occupational health and safety in the workplace.

Publication Date:

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 - 08:15