Antibiotic resistance threatens newborns in sub-Saharan Africa | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10991 | | Antibiotic resistance threatens newborns in sub-Saharan Africa | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Sue Segar | More than 250 000 newborn babies in sub-Saharan Africa die every year from severe bacterial infections, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for at least half of these deaths. |
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10186 | | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] | September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Most childhood cancer survivors will develop at least one health problem or complication (late effects) and therefore need long-term follow-up care after treatment. |
Vital to protect newborns and their mothers against COVID-19 | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7530 | | Vital to protect newborns and their mothers against COVID-19 | Angela Dramowski & Adrie Bekker | Since newborn babies as well as their mothers and the hospital staff looking after them are very vulnerable to Covid-19, we need policies and systems that can help protect them. |
Prof Peter Hesseling awarded for lifetime of service | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7060 | | Prof Peter Hesseling awarded for lifetime of service | Aydn Parrott | Prof Peter Hesseling, former professor of Paediatric and Child Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), recently became the first African to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology. |
Paediatrician advises on mandate of new Commisioner | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4579 | | Paediatrician advises on mandate of new Commisioner | Mandi Barnard | Dr Elmarie Malek is one of just a few experts in the Western Cape who were invited to give input on the development of a policy guideline to inform the mandate of the Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape Department of Health. |
A welcome break for children with cancer | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4443 | | A welcome break for children with cancer | Kim Cloete | Children undergoing treatment for cancer in the Oncology ward at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital have been given a boost with the donation of a PlayStation entertainment system. |
Babies are ‘bookworms’ | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4437 | | Babies are ‘bookworms’ | Jackie Pienaar-Brink | The first 1 000 days of a child’s life hold the key to health and intellectual development. |
Collaboration expands service offering | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4432 | | Collaboration expands service offering | Mandi Barnard | Prof Ronald van Toorn, recently received the coveted Paul Harris award from the Blouberg Rotary Club (BRC) in recognition of his exceptional service to both the Rotary Foundation and the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital (TCH). |
More children survive cancer | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4407 | | More children survive cancer | FHMS Marketing and Communications | Eight out of ten children with sufficient access to healthcare stand a chance to survive childhood cancer due to progress in the field of medicine and treatment of this disease. But in Africa, it is a different picture altogether. |