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New Miss SA and SU alumna is passionate about education and speech therapy
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HeartWorks: Fine arts and biomedical students reconsider the human heart
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...
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...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University researcher leads HPV advocacy on world stage
In a landmark appointment coinciding with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – observed in South Africa in September – Dr Robyn Adams of the Department of...