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SU leads new gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention study	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8164	SU leads new gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention study	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Anina Visser	Prof Sarah Skeen received a research grant to the value of £638 050 (R12,5 million) to conduct an optimisation and feasibility trial titled ‘If I Were Thabo’.
Sport-based programmes not the ‘magic bullet’ to address social problems	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8162	Sport-based programmes not the ‘magic bullet’ to address social problems	Christina Laurenzi & Mark Tomlinson	Sport-based programmes should also focus on participants’ individual and environmental circumstances to help solve problems of community safety, violence and risky behaviour.
FMHS greets Prof with ‘a brilliant mind and a compassionate heart’	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8157	FMHS greets Prof with ‘a brilliant mind and a compassionate heart’	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Tyrone August	From an early age, it was clear that Prof Rafique Moosa was a gifted academic. In 1973, he obtained the highest marks in the country in the Department of Coloured Affairs matric exam. He went on to complete his MBChB cum laude at UCT.
SU researcher studies infant feeding practices	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8153	SU researcher studies infant feeding practices	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Susan Erasmus	Dr Moleen Dzikiti (Zunza) from the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics was recently awarded a grant of more than R2.6m to study infant feeding practices among women living with HIV.
First clinical placement a milestone for undergraduate nursing students	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8144	First clinical placement a milestone for undergraduate nursing students	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Sue Segar	For the first time in about 15 years, third-year nursing students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) started their clinical practice placement at various hospitals and clinics in the Cape Town area.
World Health Day: Primary health care helps combat COVID-19, lifestyle diseases	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8139	World Health Day: Primary health care helps combat COVID-19, lifestyle diseases	Bob Mash & Resia Pretorius	Wednesday (7 April) was World Health Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Profs Bob Mash and Resia Pretorius focus on health issues that should receive attention duringand after the pandemic.
SU study shows home delivery of medication during Covid-19 proves vital	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8130	SU study shows home delivery of medication during Covid-19 proves vital	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Anina Visser	Metro Health Services (MHS) recently commissioned Prof Bob Mash from Stellenbosch University (SU) to evaluate the home delivery of medication by community health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and recommend future policy directions.
FMHS experts deliberate advantages of Covid-19 vaccine	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8121	FMHS experts deliberate advantages of Covid-19 vaccine	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Ilse Bigalke	The dark Covid-19 narrative has turned a lot more positive by the development of several vaccine options.
Test developed to identify bovine TB in wild rhinos	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8109	Test developed to identify bovine TB in wild rhinos	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie - Michelle Galloway	Her curiosity about understanding diseases – in animals and humans – has led to Dr Josephine Chileshe developing a novel tool to help diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in rhinos, for which she received a doctorate degree from Stellenbosch University this week.
TygerMaties showcase innovative robot project on the international stage	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8081	TygerMaties showcase innovative robot project on the international stage	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Sue Segar	Quintin, the remote-controlled tele-presence robot that helps to put patients in Tygerberg Hospital's Covid-19 ICU in virtual contact with their families, is set to feature in an innovative student project aimed at tackling urgent global health challenges