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Awards and milestones
VALIDATE Network celebrates major milestone with 1000th member
Media release
New centre to advance drug discovery to address Africa’s healthcare needs
Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched a new transdisciplinary centre to advance drug discovery and therapeutic innovation to address Africa’s unique...
Opinion and features
World Food Day: Promote indigenous foods to address food insecurity, malnutrition
World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight the importance of...
Opinion and features
We must remove the stigma around mental health
October is observed as Mental Health Awareness Month, and World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at...
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...
Media release
Primary care providers need stronger support to deliver mental health services
In South Africa, up to nine out of ten patients with mental health disorders do not receive treatment or have access to mental healthcare programmes. Primary...
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...