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Operation Maties Bikes boosts activity and mobility in rural communitieshttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11434Operation Maties Bikes boosts activity and mobility in rural communitiesFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsWhen SU’s transport department began renewing its bicycle fleet, Drs Leslie van Rooi and Therese Fish saw an opportunity to donate 150 bicycles to rural communities where transportation barriers often determine life outcomes.
Driving societal transformation through community engagementhttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11427Driving societal transformation through community engagementFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsEvery year, staff and students at the FMHS undertake numerous activities aimed at driving social change through projects designed to educate, empower, uplift, and build the communities they serve.
SU student receives prestigious award recognising young doctorshttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11417SU student receives prestigious award recognising young doctorsFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsFinal-year MBChB student at Stellenbosch University (SU), Kayla Lourens has been recognised as one of South Africa’s top final-year medical students, earning the Young Doctors Merit Award.
Men’s mental health in South Africa: The silent strugglehttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11413Men’s mental health in South Africa: The silent struggleMandisa Mashaba South Africa is facing a mental health crisis, and men are at the centre of it.
Prof Louis Jenkins receives international medical awardhttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11414Prof Louis Jenkins receives international medical awardFMHS Marketing & Communications - Sue SegarWhen Professor Louis Jenkins received an email announcing he’d won a prestigious international award for ‘Excellence in Health Care’, his first instinct was to delete it.
Shattering consequences of tuberculous meningitis described in new studyhttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11407Shattering consequences of tuberculous meningitis described in new studyNIH – Fogarty International Centre​Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death in children under the age of five globally. Young children, who have immature immune systems, are more likely to develop disseminated disease.
Prof Pierre Goussard running to save children’s liveshttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11398Prof Pierre Goussard running to save children’s livesFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsOn July 5th, Professor Pierre Goussard will line up at the start of one of the world’s most challenging trail runs, the Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon in Switzerland.
AI making it easier to diagnose TB in sub-Saharan Africahttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11391AI making it easier to diagnose TB in sub-Saharan AfricaFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsStellenbosch University (SU) researchers are playing a leading role in a global trial investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis.
Prof Karen Welman’s vision for movement science and community healthhttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11387Prof Karen Welman’s vision for movement science and community healthFMHS Marketing & CommunicationsAs Executive Head of the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine and currently Head of two of its divisions Associate Professor Karen Welman brings a deeply humane and collaborative approach to leadership.
Youth Day: Social justice, mental health and misinformation under the spotlighthttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11384Youth Day: Social justice, mental health and misinformation under the spotlightCorporate Communication and MarketingIn celebration of Youth Day, students and staff wrote opinion pieces about young people as social justice champions, the impact of unemployment on the mental health of the youth, and students' views on misinformation.