Colleagues, partners and friends of Prof Valerie Mizrahi came together to celebrate her invaluable contribution to the research enterprise at UCT and beyond.
This department merges the expertise of 5 existing divisions: Family Medicine (FM), Emergency Medicine (EM), Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM), Interdisciplinary Palliative Care and Medicine (IPCM), and the Primary Health Care Directorate.
On the eve of Women’s Day in South Africa, we remember the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of pass laws to women.
Ready for a world-class education in health sciences? The Faculty of Health Sciences undergraduate programmes groom the finest health professionals, ready to excel in real-world health settings.
Influenced by the success of the RECOVERY platform trial that investigated treatment options for severe COVID-19, a global network of researchers asked if lessons could be learnt for tuberculous meningitis.
Prof Sharon Prince was recently awarded the South African Medical Research Council’s Gold Award for her substantial and influential contribution to health, especially in low-and middle income countries.
In a coup for the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Research Society (ARS), two Nobel Prize winners – medical researcher Dr Harvey J Alter and molecular biologist Dr Richard Henderson – addressed a packed auditorium at the FHS.
Celebrating collectively with an authentic appreciation of our different origins, our varied and often troubled journeys as well as our shared aspirations of a healthier and more inclusive future.
Two new appointments in the Deanery are expected to play a key role in contributing to a more inclusive, welcoming, safe and responsive space for our Faculty community.