UCT Faculty of Health Sciences

South African teens are facing a mental health crisis. This #MentalHealthAwareness we showcase the great work by Chesney Ward-Smith and Mirriam Mkhize of the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health to test and implement teen mental health interventions: https://bit.ly/4fg9hhx

All faculty members welcome! This is a hybrid event, which can be accessed via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/dYsEuk9W... Meeting ID: 857 7165 5828 Passcode: 016593

We are hosting the second annual Global Health lecture on 22 October 2024 and Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, incumbent vice-president at the UN Foundation, will be the keynote speaker. Join us for this highly-anticipated event. Refreshments will be served. You can register to attend today: bit.ly/GlobalHealth24.

You are invited to upskill yourself in what promises to be an enriching, engaging course offered by our Continuing Education Unit. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dYW2Gg8M Website link: https://lnkd.in/dJq7Q-RX

Stopping antiretroviral treatment when you are living with HIV can result in increased HIV transmission, illness, hospitalisation, and eventually death. To combat such disengagement with HIV treatment, Professor Graeme Meintjes and colleagues argue we need smarter differentiated care and better education of healthcare workers, people living with HIV, and communities. https://lnkd.in/e3Tb7bU6

As a faculty, we have inherited a distinguished legacy and multifaceted heritage, and each of us has a varied experience of that heritage which marks who we are and who we are constantly becoming.  In this vein, the Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a project called Valuing Our Stories (Ons Wardeer Ons Stories; Simelana Nani) and has crafted a space on the website for it. The objective of this project is to build a digital collection of stories upon which our knowledge is created and recreated. You are all invited as members of the Faculty collaborative — staff or student, past or present — to express yourself in the form of video, writing, podcast or art. You are welcome to share difficult experiences of prejudice or moments of witnessing prejudice and having reflected on the impact at the time or in retrospect.    View the Valuing Our Stories site today: https://lnkd.in/dsfKS8-5. Tell us your story: https://lnkd.in/dRraN87J. Please circulate this widely with friends, colleagues and classmates associated with the Faculty.

Special One-Day Reduced Rate Offer! For one day only – today, Wednesday, 25 September - there is a reduced rate for UCT's upcoming FemFEST! Don’t miss your chance to secure your spot at a special price. Date of offer: 25 September 2024 Discounted price: R150 Event date: 26 October 2024 This exclusive deal is available for 24 hours only. Visit https://lnkd.in/eeBZm7Bz today, 25 September, to take advantage of this limited-time offer. Should you have any queries please contact femfest@uct.ac.za.

Funding is the lifeblood of research. Without it, researchers would be unable to achieve the groundbreaking discoveries UCT is known for. Mismanagement of research funds, especially from international funders with strict policies, can have serious consequences for both individual researchers and institutions. Fortunately, UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) has an experienced research finance team that supports researchers through every step, from pre-award to post-award and project close-out. 👉https://bit.ly/3MPe9y4 This #ResearchAdministratorDay we take a moment to celebrate the excellent work of FHS Research Finance!

Our Research Development team help our researchers prepare and submit competitive grant applications, a critical support role in South Africa's funding constrained environment. 👉 https://bit.ly/3z8TFwL This #ResearchAdministratorday we acknowledge the work of this great team: Zulfa Abrahams, Rob Huddy, and Tshwarelo Boitumelo Mdluli

It is important to dispel any false or misleading information about Mpox. We encourage you to study this fact sheet so that you can be conscious of the possible risks of Mpox, as well as precautions to take in disrupting the spread. For more information you can consult this page: https://lnkd.in/dUEy_sEF.