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Tue, 11 Aug 2020 - 09:15
Why are more and more children in Cape Town’s informal settlements being accidentally poisoned by illegal pesticides?
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 - 08:45
Team work. Collaboration. Learning and adapting. Building resilience. And showing vulnerability. These are some of the key lessons emerging from public health experts working at the cutting edge of the pandemic in the Division of Public Health Medicine, led by Professor Leslie London.
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 08:30
Florence Phelanyane, an MPH student on the Epidemiology and Biostatistics track presented elements of her MPH project at the AIDS 2020 Virtual Conference which took place from 06 to 10 July 2020.
Fri, 03 Jul 2020 - 14:30
“COVID-19 has forced us to delve deep into our inner resources to appreciate our common humanity and use our skills and creativity to act with unreserved solidarity and compassion in facing the challenges in our workplaces and broader community,” says Prof Mohamed Jeebhay, Head of the Division of Occupational Medicine.
Wed, 01 Jul 2020 - 10:00
CMSA Press Release Clear evidence for restrictions on public transport exists.
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 - 07:15
The Occupational Medicine Division has been at the forefront of highlighting the inappropriate disinfectant practices that are being promoted by commercial companies in the midst of COVID-19.
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 - 10:30
The First Webinar in a new Global Surgery Webinar Series was held by the Surgical Society at UCT on 10 June 2020.
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 - 09:45
The facility at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) was officially opened by the President, Minister of Health and Western Cape Premier on Friday, 5 June 2020.
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 - 10:30
Nandi Siegfried, a UCT graduate and Cathy Mathews, an Honorary Associate Professor in the School set out the evidence base that should inform best policy options.
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 - 10:15
Dr Nisha Jacob, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Public Health Medicine, together with Professor Francois Cilliers from the Department of Health Sciences Education, with the support of various staff members put together a 2-week short course called Navigating COVID-19.
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 - 10:15
As South Africans prepare for lockdown level 3 as of 01 June 2020, academics at UCTs School of Public Health and Family Medicine, in collaboration with UKZN, have developed a useful screening tool that assesses whether workers are healthy enough to return to work.
Wed, 27 May 2020 - 15:00
With more than seven million HIV-infected citizens, South Africa has one of the largest and arguably most successful antiretroviral therapy programmes in the world.
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