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Global Surgery Fellowship programme – a first for UCT
Spearheading a move to become an internationally recognised global surgery research hub, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched the Global Surgery Fellowship programme in 2020. Funded through the South African Medical Research Council Mid-career scientist grant for R1 500 000, it was awarded to Associate Professor Salome Maswime , Head of the Global Surgery Division at the FHS Department of Surgery. The programme welcomed its first cohort of postgraduate research fellows in July 2020.
17 Jul 2020
Youth bring community stories to bear
Initially focused on engaging high school learners on TB research, Eh!woza has turned to creating documentaries to explore the impact of COVID-19 in Khayelitsha.
16 Jul 2020
Parents, teachers – ‘forgotten stakeholders’ in growing entrepreneurs
Too little is being done to support young entrepreneurs and the problem begins with parents and teachers – the “forgotten stakeholders”.
16 Jul 2020
Convalescent plasma – a possible COVID-19 therapy
Investigators at UCT are working with the South African National Blood Service and the Western Cape Blood Service to conduct the PROTECT-patient trial.
16 Jul 2020
Student health and wellness systems in place
Health and safety measures have been put in place for the phased return of authorised students to campus.
15 Jul 2020
SA has reason to celebrate drop in AIDS-related deaths
Scaling up antiretroviral treatment in South Africa is having a visible impact on the AIDS mortality rate in the country, said UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker.
13 Jul 2020
Actively searching out TB cases ‘critical’
Actively searching out drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB cases in our communities is critical to minimise the spread of the disease.
13 Jul 2020
Four UCT subjects in top 100
UCT’s oceanography, mining and mineral engineering, public health, and clinical medicine were ranked among the best 100 in the world according to ShanghaiRanking’s latest release.
10 Jul 2020
SHAWCO Health hard at work during pandemic
Student volunteers from UCT’s SHAWCO Health have adapted and responded to the needs of their partner communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown.
08 Jul 2020
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation name change
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation based at UCT has changed its name to the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.
08 Jul 2020
UCT Family Medicine registrars experience new ‘Hospital of Hope’
UCT’s Dr Abhaya Karki and Dr Nabeela Amien could not have imagined being part of a team that would set up a field hospital from scratch.
06 Jul 2020
People living with diabetes could develop ‘severe’ COVID-19
Associate Professor Joel Dave, head of UCT’s Division of Endocrinology, said people living with diabetes could develop a more severe form of COVID-19.
18 Jun 2020
HIV and TB testing sites start COVID-19 research
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has committed to incorporating COVID-19 research at its sites in Cape Town, while continuing its HIV and TB research and trials.
17 Jun 2020
Urgently revive children’s support services
Child support services and programmes should be “urgently revived” to help the country’s youngest and most vulnerable cope with the fallout of the COVID-19 lockdown.
16 Jun 2020
Epigenetic autism study breaks new ground
Dr Colleen O’Ryan embarked on a project to research genes associated with autism spectrum disorder – and it led her right back to UCT.
04 Jun 2020
COVID-19’s interaction with HIV and TB investigated
The HIATUS study, being launched by UCT’s Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, will investigate the interaction between pandemics in the South African context.
02 Jun 2020
Death to burial – COVID-19 risks live on
Dr Marise Heyns has been travelling the length and breadth of the Western Cape province, training organisations on how to manage human remains in the context of COVID-19.
29 May 2020
Special COVID-19 app to screen SA’s workforce
A partnership between UCT and the University of KwaZulu-Natal has delivered a special application that screens public and private sector employees’ readiness to attend work.
29 May 2020
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