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World Diabetes Day was marked on 14 November. Diabetes rising rapidly in South Africa. Workplace interventions and community-oriented primary care can help curb it.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University is a centre of innovation and rigorous academic inquiry that sets new benchmarks in health education. We offer various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes rooted...

An estimated 1.2 million children fell ill with TB in 2023, yet less than half received proper diagnosis and treatment. To address this diagnostic gap, the World Health Organisation (WHO) introduced Treatment Decision Algorithms in 2022. A...

New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV. Administering iron supplements with prebiotics may enhance their effectiveness and improve their safety. The...

The extent of the impact of the combined use of alcohol and nicotine, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy is only now becoming clear, thanks to the Safe Passage Study (SPS). The synergy between combined substance use contributes to...

Speech therapist and Stellenbosch University (SU) alumna, Qhawekazi Mazelani, was recently crowned as the new Miss South Africa. Now she is on a mission to be an agent of change in tackling some of South Africa’s biggest challenges.

SU Co-Create Health Hub joined forces with Aurorah Kuils River Community Action Network to mark 16 Days of Activism with an event amplifying the voices of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). The event featured survivors who shared...

World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December. Voices of adolescent mothers living with HIV should be heard. Highlighting their stories can help eliminate HIV.