Screen Time: A possible COVID-19 side-effect

South Africans have joined many people across the globe in ‘lockdown’ due the spread of the coronavirus. This means that both adults and children are confined to their homes making electronic communication a necessity for participation in daily social and vocational life. Children and graduate students are accessing online learning platforms while adults are using technology to work from home....
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Communities of Practice Address Online Teaching and Learning

Recently Health Professors Education Fellow, Diane van Staden and Health Research Ethics fellow, Pamela Pillay engaged in online initiative to connect with academics regarding the online teaching and learning platform. The webinar was hosted in their capacity as Academic Leaders of Teaching and Learning in the Schools of Health Sciences and Laboratory Medicine and Medical sciences. Academics in...
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COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – issues of access and the need for good governance

In the race to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the South African government should take due diligence, concerning the accessibility of these life-saving treatments. Finding a viable vaccine is only the first step in the long road to recovery. Beyond this, there are several challenges related to the cost of vaccine development, securing a sustainable supply chain and affordability...
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Setting a new norm in health science education for South Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we think about training our future healthcare practitioners. Lockdown,  physical distancing, and remote access to education have become the new way of life. Health science students and academics across Africa are impacted by this new normal, with students being sent home to stay safe. Students and lecturers have had to adapt to online teaching and...
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