South Africa: 'A Watershed Moment for Women's Health'

Hailed as a "watershed moment for women's health in South Africa", the release of the country's long-awaited updated National Integrated Maternal and Perinatal Care Guidelines… Read more »

Africa: TB Diagnosis and Drug Resistance Testing Can Be Reduced to Just 23 Hours

From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to… Read more »

South Africa: Seven UCT Researchers Awarded 'Career Starting' Samrc Grants

Seven UCT researchers have been awarded a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant to forward their research interests and offer support… Read more »

Africa: Cross-Sectional Study Spotlights Unnerving Findings On Phantom Limb Pain

A whopping seven out of 10 patients who had undergone lower leg amputations in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape experience phantom limb pain - a painful sensation felt in the… Read more »

Africa: Perinatal Depression - Why It's in the Spotlight

May marks Maternal Mental Health Month, with the aim to raise awareness around the fact that many women struggle with perinatal mental health challenges, and to share resources for… Read more »

South Africa: Shawco's Paediatric Clinic Brings Hope to Hout Bay

In the spirt of "We rise by lifting others", a group of University of Cape Town (UCT) student volunteers sacrificed a crisp autumn Saturday morning to spend it in service of the… Read more »

Africa: 'The Climate Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis'

On 23 April 2024, as part of a series of events to mark Green Week, the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) participated in a Climate Change and… Read more »

Africa: Using AI to Tailor Drugs for Africa

Therapeutic drugs have long been ill suited to African patients' needs. Professor Kelly Chibale, the director of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Holistic Drug Discovery and… Read more »

South Africa: World Autism Day - 'I Faced Barriers but Found My Voice'

Perhaps to some, Tallulah Dorer-Perrin looks neurotypical (individuals with typical neurological development functioning). But that's if you judge people at face value.… Read more »

Africa: Adolescent Nephrology Clinic Plugs 'Critical Gap' Between Paediatric and Adult Care

For more than two decades, a clinic dedicated to caring for adolescents and young adults with advanced kidney disease has made its mark - thriving in the heart of Groote Schuur… Read more »

South Africa: Screen and Treat Essential to Beat Cervical Cancer

In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) publicised a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. To achieve this goal, the… Read more »

South Africa: Funding Elder Care in South Africa - New Report

The primary concern with current spending at community level is that very few older persons benefit, and then only the very frail, with inconsistent reach across provinces. There… Read more »

South Africa: Women's Month - Belhar Child Activist, Academic At the Helm of Children's Institute

Too many children in South African do not reach their fifth birthday, and when they do survive, they bear the burden of infectious diseases, inadequate nutrition, violence and… Read more »

South Africa: Study Uncovers Why Detecting Depression, Anxiety and Domestic Violence in Pregnant Women Is Limited

Lack of confidentiality and feelings of shame related to experiences of domestic violence as well as service providers' discomfort in dealing with mental health issues were some of… Read more »

Africa: Global Surgery Strategies, Systems Crucial to Ensuring Timely, Safe Surgery - Especially for Women

The first rural hospital patient who died on Professor Salome Maswime's watch precipitated a crisis most young doctors in community service experience. Was it her? Did she lack… Read more »

South Africa: Pioneering Global Surgery Work Scores UCT Professor Distinguished Award

Salome Maswime, professor and the head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is celebrating a series of milestones. In a remarkable week, she received the South… Read more »

Uganda: PhD Study On Women With Disabilities Accessing Antenatal Care in Rural Uganda

In low- and middle-income countries, pregnant women with disabilities face significant environmental barriers to receiving antenatal care. And yet, antenatal care is a critical… Read more »

South Africa: Youth-Focused UCT Assist Tool Launched for Early Substance Abuse Detection

In an effort to build safer student communities, the web app Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) has been piloted in a bid to spot early risk factors… Read more »

South Africa: Redress Mental Healthcare for Children and Adolescents in South Africa

Child and adolescent mental health is the foundation of a strong, vibrant and caring society. Yet, South Africa's youth are near breaking point. Far too many children and… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Ranks 9th in the World for SDGs - Clean Water and Sanitation

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 9th for clean water and sanitation, while also performing well in three other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN… Read more »

South Africa: Novel Diagnostic Testing Technique - a Game-Changer in the Fight Against TB

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health priority globally, and the foremost infectious disease killer in sub-Saharan Africa. In many TB-endemic countries, it sets back… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Funding to Support Cost-Effective Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals in South Africa

The manufacturing and availability of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will receive a major boost with the injection of R13 million to the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Holistic… Read more »

South Africa: UCT's HIV and TB Hotline - Serving Healthcare Workers, Communities for 15 Years

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) National HIV and TB Healthcare Worker hotline has served healthcare workers across the length and breadth of South Africa. Established as a… Read more »