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Awards and milestones
70 years of remarkable milestones: FMHS celebrates its legacy of impact
Media release
E2D collaboration will ensure best evidence informs healthcare policy decision-making
“The implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) will require extensive changes to the South African health system (including funding mechanisms...
Institutional news
Prof Regan Solomons helps save lives of children with tuberculous meningitis
Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Tygerberg Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch...
Medicine and health
Stigma remains mental health’s silent crisis
Despite increased global awareness and advocacy, societal stigma around mental illnesses remains deeply entrenched, globally. Across communities and cultures...
Impact
Theewaterskloof InReach: Multi-sector collaboration brings vital services to rural communities
Last week, partners from government, universities, and the public and private sectors descended on the Theewaterskloof sub-district to deliver health, wellness...
Medicine and health
New study highlights role of fathers’ drinking in foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
It's a well-known fact that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children is caused by mothers who drink during pregnancy. But it turns out that the...
Medicine and health
Look beyond stereotypes to truly include people with disabilities
If we truly want to include people with disabilities in all spheres of society, we must look beyond the stereotypes through which they are viewed and recognise...