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Congratulations to the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), who received the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Responsiveness Award for 2018 at the Health Sciences graduation ceremony on Saturday 13 April 2019.
View the Dean's presentation from the Faculty Assembly here
Dean Williamson welcoming the Minister of Health, Dr. P Aaron Motsoaledi, to the Steve Lawn Annual Memorial Lecture on campus. View the full talk here
News
Friday, 19 April 2019
Established in 2001, the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) was presented with the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) 2018 Social Responsiveness Award at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony on Saturday, 13 April.
Publication Date:
Tue, 16 Apr 2019 - 13:00
A breakthrough study conducted by Professor Keertan Dheda and Dr Michele Tomasicchio, at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, has revealed that one of South Africa’s most commonly-used injectable contraceptives could increase women’s chances of contracting tuberculosis (TB).
Publication Date:
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 - 11:00
The Gugulethu Sports Complex was a hive of activity yesterday as community members streamed in to participate in a fair with a difference – a first-of-its-kind Health and Wellness Fair, hosted by the people for the people.
Publication Date:
Fri, 29 Mar 2019 - 14:15
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, globally. The World Health organisation’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report released last year, estimates that in 2017, TB caused 1.3 million deaths among HIV-negative people, and there were an additional 300 000 deaths from TB among HIV-positive people.
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Fri, 29 Mar 2019 - 10:45