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More funding needed to support the care of older persons - UCT report
Whilst the economic value of the support to older persons in South Africa has grown, it has not been increased sufficiently to meet the needs of a growing older population, nor has it been adequately linked to inflation, a report released on Sunday, 1 October 2023 by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Family Caregiving Programme (FCP) has found.
03 Oct 2023
UCT to benefit from multi-million USAID funding to develop HIV-Aids vaccines
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) vaccine development project is to benefit from a more than $45 million (approximately R867 million) funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a programme called HIV Vaccine Innovation, Science, and Technology Acceleration in Africa (HIV-VISTA).
28 Sep 2023
Economic evaluation is crucial to ensure the successful rollout of the NHI – UCT professor
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Edina Sinanovic – who has done numerous cost-effectiveness studies on alternative, preventative and diagnostic treatment and healthcare interventions – has highlighted the importance of economic evaluation in ensuring the successful rollout of the National Health Insurance (NHI).
28 Sep 2023
UCT academic calls for quantum leap in vaccine funding to end TB pandemic at UN high level meeting
A quantum jump in tuberculosis (TB) vaccine research and development (R&D) funding is needed to deliver the transformative tools to end the TB pandemic, University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Mark Hatherill told a panel discussion of the United Nations high-level meeting on the fight against TB.
27 Sep 2023
Spiritual calling impacts a quarter of UCT students' academic experience – survey
Preliminary results from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Student Wellness Service (SWS) Indigenous Health Survey showed that 25% of the students sampled are undergoing an indigenous or African spiritual rite of passage that impacts their academic experience. They, and others, need appropriate support systems within a holistic UCT health and wellness framework that recognises diverse traditional medicine practices.
27 Sep 2023
Antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections linked to SARS-CoV-2 mutations
Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) were part of a collaboration that has uncovered a link between an antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections called molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
27 Sep 2023
Student debt and financial sustainability come under focus at University of the Future event
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the University of the Future (UoF) Steering Committee recently hosted a co-create challenge event in the Sarah Baartman Hall for stakeholders to share their vision for and insights of the university.
26 Sep 2023
UCT medical student’s stellar academic record paves way for elective abroad
Fifth-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) student Moses Malebana’s stellar academic record has paved the way for a special international elective at the University of Graz, making him the maiden recipient of this golden opportunity, and galvanising ties between the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Medicine and the Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz) in Austria .
26 Sep 2023
UCT’s d-school Afrika building bags SAICE award
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika (d-school) building has been named the winner of the 2023 South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Technical Excellence Project of the Year Commendation Award.
18 Sep 2023
UCT Research Development Academy celebrates fifth anniversary
The University of Cape Town Research Development Academy (UCT RDA) celebrated five years in existence this July, with an ongoing commitment to bolstering the development of research capacity in South Africa, and on the African continent.
18 Sep 2023
UCT lecture delves into costs and benefits of alternative health care interventions
The costs and benefits of alternative health care interventions will be under the spotlight when Professor Edina Sinanovic presents her inaugural lecture on Monday, 18 September. The lecture is titled "Getting the most out of life - Understanding the opportunity cost of your decisions”.
14 Sep 2023
Turning the tide on TB – report recommends new tools to catalyse response to increasing TB deaths
As the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on tuberculosis (TB) approaches, a new report from the Lancet Commission, co-authored by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) researcher, released recommendations which provide a path forward to turn the tide on this preventable, treatable and curable disease.
14 Sep 2023
BioGenome project helps address enormous need for bioinformatics training in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will be one of the beneficiaries of the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), a project that seeks to accelerate knowledge exchange in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics among African scientists.
13 Sep 2023