In the past 15 years, the global community has provided US$109.8 billion in development assistance to curb HIV/AIDS. Several international aid organisations created in this period have been instrumental in galvanising the resources needed...

The award for Best Publication for 2016 was presented to Prof Susan van Schalkwyk at a recent conference of the South African Association of Health Educationalists' (SAAHE). Van Schalkwyk, who heads the Centre for Health Professions...

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CIGR is umbrella body of the world's agricultural engineers Stellenbosch University distinguished professor and research chair Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara has been elected as the incoming president of the International Commission of...

The Beyers Naudé Archive houses many good protest artworks especially in the Pro Veritate collection and the Belydende Kring (literally: "Confessing Circle") which offered theological commentary on relevant social matters. Botha included...

Staff and postgraduate students from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) attended the mid-year Plant Biology Europe EPSO/FESPB 2016 Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. This congress aims to advance research, education and the...

Dr Eleanor Ochodo has been awarded a fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine by the Wellcome Trust to develop a framework for the design of clinical trials to measure the impact of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests on patient...

The first ever strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis was adopted by World Health Assembly (WHA) in May this year, and as a result the theme for the International Hepatitis Awareness Day 2016 campaign is 'elimination'. Hepatitis is...

Most people are aware of the various advantages of breastmilk and breastfeeding. However, not all employers and colleagues support working mothers to continue breastfeeding when they return to work. For this reason, mothers often stop...