SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10347 | | SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Ilse Bigalke | An outreach by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Division of Cardiology has brought hope and a life-saving procedure to patients in Zambia who suffer from rheumatic heart disease. |
SU and PET Labs Pharmaceuticals forge strategic partnership for cyclotron facility | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10348 | | SU and PET Labs Pharmaceuticals forge strategic partnership for cyclotron facility | Central Analytical Facilities | Stellenbosch University announced a groundbreaking collaboration with PET Labs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd to establish a cutting-edge cyclotron facility at its Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town, |
Retiring Prof Gubela Mji built a bastion for disability and rehabilitation studies | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10345 | | Retiring Prof Gubela Mji built a bastion for disability and rehabilitation studies | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Edna Ellman | Speaking to Professor Gubela Mji about her life’s work is like speaking to someone on the cusp of a brand-new adventure. |
SU strengthens international networks with visit by Consular Corps | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10326 | | SU strengthens international networks with visit by Consular Corps | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Wilma Stassen | Collaboration is essential to universities realising their institutional goals, and for that reason, purposeful partnerships and inclusive networks are among Stellenbosch University’s (SU) core strategic themes. |
DTTC-led project finds pioneering treatment to prevent multidrug-resistant TB in children and adults | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10314 | | DTTC-led project finds pioneering treatment to prevent multidrug-resistant TB in children and adults | FMHS Marketing and Communications Division | The antibiotic levofloxacin safely reduced the risk of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) disease in children by 56%, researchers from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) announce |
World Children’s Day: Collaboration crucial to fight TB meningitis in SA’s children | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10315 | | World Children’s Day: Collaboration crucial to fight TB meningitis in SA’s children | Regan Solomons | Collaboration between the government, healthcare practitioners and world-class local researchers is crucial to manage tuberculous meningitis in South Africa’s children and save their lives. |
World Toilet Day: Many still lack safe toilets, proper sanitation facilities | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10316 | | World Toilet Day: Many still lack safe toilets, proper sanitation facilities | Jo Barnes | In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian Dr Jo Barnes (Department of Global Health) calls on the government to ensure that all South Africans have access to safe toilets and proper sanitation facilities. |
PhD candidate awarded coveted Women in Science prize | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10304 | | PhD candidate awarded coveted Women in Science prize | FMHS Marketing & Communications | Esther Uwimaana is one of 30 women scientists on the continent being recognised for their work by the 14th L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. |
New surveillance toolkit to bolster infection prevention and control efforts in NICUs | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10303 | | New surveillance toolkit to bolster infection prevention and control efforts in NICUs | Media Statement - NeoIPC Consortium | The NeoIPC Consortium has launched a new surveillance toolkit to help neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) track and prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in high-risk newborns, including very preterm infants. |
Count the real cost of malnutrition on a country’s economy, says Prof Simba Sibanda | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10301 | | Count the real cost of malnutrition on a country’s economy, says Prof Simba Sibanda | Anneke Muller | Too many food-related policies in Africa end up being nothing more than mere wish lists. |