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Thu, 02 Apr 2020 - 13:00
There is widespread pressure to call for cloth masks to be available publicly as a COVID-19 prevention strategy.
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 - 14:15
A Task Team of the College of Public Health Medicine has developed a rapid evidence-based guidance document for reducing risks for COVID-19 transmission in Public Transport.
Mon, 09 Mar 2020 - 09:30
The Occupational Medicine Division hosted Dr Tiny Masupe, Assistant Program Director Public Health Medicine and Senior Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine & Public Health at the University of Botswana.
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 15:15
The Western Cape Burden of Disease Rapid Review was launched by the MEC for Health recently. Several staff in the School were involved in writing the report.
Thu, 13 Feb 2020 - 08:30
The School hosted a Special Seminar on the Global Coronavirus Epidemic on Friday 07 February 2020.
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 - 09:00
Eight PhD candidates from across sub-Saharan Africa have been selected to participate in the inaugural Researchers without Borders programme. Of these students, two are in the Public Health Medicine Division, one in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, one in Health Economics Division and one an ex MPH student.
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 - 12:15
Congratulations to Kirsty Brittain, Hussein Mwanga, Bey-Marrie Schmidt and Nicola Foster on graduating with their PhDs on Thursday 12 December 2019.
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 - 07:45
Mweete Nglazi, PhD candidate in the Division of Health Economics, one of two UCT researchers were selected as recipients of the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Awards.
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 - 09:00
The School hosted a Special Tea on 29 November 2019 to bid farewell to two longstanding colleagues who retire at the end of 2019.
Fri, 29 Nov 2019 - 15:30
The UCT Faculty of Health Sciences submitted comments on the 2019 National Health Insurance Bill on 29 November 2019.
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 - 09:30
A new report shows UCT as the leading research institution in the world in the field of HIV.
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 10:30
MPH student, Maxine Brassell, from the Division of Environmental Health was given the opportunity to share the health risks associated with pesticides at the City of Cape Town Chemical Safety Mini Launch on 15 November 2019.
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