From Kigali to the Continent: UCT's Impact at Africa Health Collaborative Convening 2025 At the Africa Health Collaborative Convening 2025 in Kigali, UCT's Healthy Futures Programme emerged as a continental leader in shaping primary healthcare innovation. 01 Dec 2025
A milestone for African neurosurgery: Professor Anthony Figaji becomes 51st president of the ISPN Professor Anthony Figaji, head of Paediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Red Cross Children’s Hospital, has been inaugurated as President of the International Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN). 01 Dec 2025 Republished
Immunity, outbreaks and building vaccine sovereignty UCT hosted its final inaugural lecture of its 2025 series on 20 November. It was delivered by Prof Wendy Burgers in the New Learning Centre Lecture Theatre on the Faculty of Health Sciences campus. 25 Nov 2025
UCT’s CMD celebrates nine MACE Excellence Awards UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department scooped nine awards at this year’s MACE Awards hosted in Johannesburg recently. 25 Nov 2025
Take TB testing to the community to detect asymptomatic cases To cut transmission, finding TB earlier is critical, new research finds. 13 Nov 2025
Rethinking consent in ancient DNA research Researchers argue for using “informed proxy consent” or “relational autonomy consent” in human aDNA research. 12 Nov 2025 Republished
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