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Vision 2030: virtual staff engagements roll out A series of six virtual engagements with staff has begun to introduce UCT’s proposed Vision 2030 to the university community. 31 Jul 2020
Volunteers push back against pandemic with multi-pronged partnership A sense of solidarity propelled communities into new partnerships, to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) are no exception. Tapping into their expertise and deep experience by working together, they have committed to supporting the national effort, says the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) director Professor Val Mizrahi. 31 Jul 2020
The shifting shape of the COVID-19 frontline The COVID-19 frontline has shifted from a purely medical interface to include less-defined community spaces as community networks confront the pandemic’s social and economic fallout. 29 Jul 2020
UCT breathes LIFE into ventilator solution UCT is part of a nationwide project to develop a local ventilator that has been authorised for rollout across South Africa. 28 Jul 2020
Lessons from a Pandemic: Division of Public Health Medicine 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. 18 Jul 2020
Children with disabilities must be part of nation building The two-day Teaching Empowerment for Disability Inclusion symposium webinar brought together practitioners, academics, government and civil society from around the world. 17 Jul 2020
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
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