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Mandela Day: Madiba’s life a reminder that liberation, journey to freedom continue
What does it take to rescue a threatened habitat or to retrieve a threatened species from the brink of extinct
This is the critical question asked by a collaborative team of researchers and practitioners in their latest round of funding. At its core is a collaborative...
Nelson Mandela Day 2022 - “Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are”
This year, Stellenbosch University's Student Representative Council collaborates with Matie Community Service (MGD) housed within the Division for Social...
Covid-19 impact could have been less devastating if populations were healthier: study
Aside from vaccination, focussed public health efforts to target obesity could be a safeguard in a potential future novel viral pandemic, according to...
World Population Day: Growing global population brings unique challenges
World Population Day is celebrated on Monday 11 July. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Institute for Life Course Health...
SA’s barefoot children wear ill-fitting school shoes
Many children in South Africa run the risk of developing foot abnormalities such as hammer-, clawed- and retracted toes and heel spurs because they wear...
DTTC provides leadership in WHO update of TB guidelines for children
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released its new guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in children and...