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Awards and milestones
70 years of remarkable milestones: FMHS celebrates its legacy of impact
Awards and milestones
Celebrating Mr Eben Mouton's leadership and service
As Mr Eben Mouton, Senior Director: Business Management, retires at the end of March, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences...
Awards and milestones
A doctorate driven by purpose and perseverance
“Coming from a rural background should never limit one’s aspirations. What matters most is not where you come from, but where you want to go and what you are...
Medicine and health
Stefan Engelbrecht returns to FMHS as new Senior Director: Business Management
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) welcomes back Stefan Engelbrecht next month as the new Senior Director: Business...
Awards and milestones
SU awards honorary doctorate to champion of health equity
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to pioneering South African social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana on Thursday (26...
Opinion and features
The invisible middle: Teens falling through the cracks of TB care
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Dr Susan Purchase from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre writes that...
Opinion and features
South Africa’s organ shortage: Time to act
World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...