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Beyond resilience: Who takes care of South Africa’s nurses?
South Africa demands a lot from its nurses. Sometimes, it asks the impossible. The reality is sobering: each registered nurse is responsible for about 14 patients. Yet when nurses struggle under this pressure, they are often told simply to become more resilient.
Diabetes in kinders: Waarom meer as net mediese behandeling nodig is
Dit begin dikwels met iets kleins: 'n aanhoudende dors, minder energie, onverklaarbare moegheid of skielike gewigsverlies. Vir 'n kind wat alles tussen die klaskamer, sportveld en kultuurgroep moet balanseer, kan dit maklik soos gewone uitputting lyk. Maar dit kan ook die eerste tekens van tipe-1 diabetes wees.
Iron study seeks answers for young South African women
Fatigue, poor concentration and declining physical performance are easily blamed on stress, demanding schedules or a lack of sleep. For many young women, however, these seemingly ordinary symptoms may point to an overlooked nutritional problem: iron deficiency.
Appreciate your kidneys, protect your future
Your kidneys work quietly, filtering waste, balancing fluids and regulating blood pressure every single day. Most people never think about these essential organs until something goes wrong and, unfortunately, statistics show that kidney disease is a growing problem. Millions of South Africans are affected by kidney disease and many do not even know they have it.
Shrinking the distance to great healthcare - IOL
What if patients could be monitored at home, rural healthcare professionals could consult specialists elsewhere, and artificial intelligence could identify medical patterns that might otherwise be missed? These possibilities are no longer confined to the distant future.
Building a library of hope: How NWU is changing rare disease diagnoses
Worldwide, there are more than 7 000 identified rare diseases. In South Africa, an estimated 3,5 to 4,2 million people are living with one.
For many, the search involves repeated consultations, tests and even misdiagnoses.
For others, answers never come.
How the NWU is engineering better healthcare for all South Africans - News24
Healthcare in South Africa is a study in contradictions. It is a system burdened by rising demand, chronic understaffing, inconsistent data use, and widening socio-economic pressures. Yet it is also a space of innovation, where new ways of thinking promise real, measurable improvements.
At the North-West University (NWU), this promise is being shaped by Healthcare Systems Engineering, a transdisciplinary initiative that began as a doctoral pursuit and has since grown into a national strategic asset.
Prof. Kruger helps shape the first hypertension guidelines for Africa
Hypertension remains one of Africa’s fastest-growing health concerns and a leading contributor to stroke, heart failure, kidney disease and premature death. The challenge is that elevated blood pressure is still often viewed as a condition that affects only adults.
North-West University: Preparing the nest generation of pharmaceutical scientists
“Our research priorities are driven by unmet medical needs,” he says. “We focus on diseases where current therapies are inadequate because of drug resistance, toxicity, limited accessibility, or poor treatment outcomes.”
That focus defines everything at Pharmacen™.