South Africa pushes for more medical cooperation
27 Września 2000 - 27 Września 2000
The Vice-Chancellor of South Africa's largest medical training centre is visiting Europe in an attempt to forge closer links with medical schools and scientific institutes in the European Union.
Professor Ramaranka Mogotlane will give a presentation on the work of the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA) at the South African Embassy in Brussels on September 27. He will emphasise the importance of academic exchanges and collaborative research with colleagues in Europe in furthering the goals of medical scientists in South Africa.
MEDUNSA is home to the South African National School of Public Health which was established with the aid of funding from the European Union. As the largest medical faculty in the region, it is also a major centre of training in dentistry and pharmacy.
Its research covers many of the critical health problems facing sub Saharan Africa, including gastrointestinal diseases, mental health and sexually transmitted disease. There are also important research projects on countering tick-borne disease and chemical waste management.
The institution has also played a significant role in redressing the racial inequalities under the former apartheid regime and has a strategic role in training health professionals from neighbouring states in southern Africa.For further information, please contact:
Daan du Toit South African Mission to the European Union & Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg
Rue de la Loi bte 6/7
1040 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 285 44 23
Fax: +32 2 285 44 87
Email samission@village.uunet.be
Professor Ramaranka Mogotlane will give a presentation on the work of the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA) at the South African Embassy in Brussels on September 27. He will emphasise the importance of academic exchanges and collaborative research with colleagues in Europe in furthering the goals of medical scientists in South Africa.
MEDUNSA is home to the South African National School of Public Health which was established with the aid of funding from the European Union. As the largest medical faculty in the region, it is also a major centre of training in dentistry and pharmacy.
Its research covers many of the critical health problems facing sub Saharan Africa, including gastrointestinal diseases, mental health and sexually transmitted disease. There are also important research projects on countering tick-borne disease and chemical waste management.
The institution has also played a significant role in redressing the racial inequalities under the former apartheid regime and has a strategic role in training health professionals from neighbouring states in southern Africa.For further information, please contact:
Daan du Toit South African Mission to the European Union & Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg
Rue de la Loi bte 6/7
1040 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 285 44 23
Fax: +32 2 285 44 87
Email samission@village.uunet.be