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UWC’s School of Pharmacy is developing a standardised extract derived from Leonotis leonurus UWC’s School of Pharmacy is developing a standardised extract derived from Leonotis leonurus, a plant traditionally used in Southern Africa for its medicinal properties. T...

UWC School of Pharmacy Fosters Innovative Collaboration with Tygerberg Hospital The University of the Western Cape (UWC) pharmacy student can now immerse themselves in sterile manufacturing processes without leaving the classroom - all thanks to innovative ...

UWC raises awareness for World TB Day on campus On World TB Day on Monday, 24 March 2025, South Africans were once again reminded that the fight against the disease was far from over with numerous factors contributing to its ...

UWC and Partners Enhance Understanding, Prevention and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Southern Africa The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is leading efforts to strengthen understanding and reporting of adverse drug reactions to medicines in Southern Africa. The university&r...

UWC's AI Breakthrough Revolutionises Healthcare Communication The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) School of Pharmacy, in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, introduces MzansiMed-Rx: an AI-powered mobile phone app designed to...

UWC Pioneers AI Research in Pharmacy My work in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) has marked a significant stride towards ethical, educational, and healthcare advancements. My...

Pharmacy’s Service Learning in Pharmacy (SLiP) Programme Serves Community It is the start of the university academic year, and first-year university students, including pharmacy students, are keen to find their feet. Soon, they will be immersed in a c...

UWC Professor joins WHO Expert Advisory Panel Professor Admire Dube, an accomplished academic at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), has been appointed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Expert Advisory Panel on I...

UWC Community Project Acquaints US Youth to SA Healthcare A group of visiting United States students have experienced the South African healthcare system first-hand in Delft. They found a resilient but severely under-resourced system s...

Youth Month: Visiting US Students Learn About SA Healthcare System A group of US students from Washington State University in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences visited their peers at UWC’s School of Pharmacy. This is how...

UWC Autumn 2023 Graduation: Success Stories The University of the Western Cape (UWC) will have its Autumn graduation ceremonies from 14 to 21 April 2023 in the Jakes Gerwel Hall. Here are a few success stories from ...

UWC Researchers Developing a New TB Treatment Tuberculosis is a big concern globally because of its increasing prevalence and the rise in drug resistance. In contrast, a few new drugs are being developed, but the University...

UWC contributes to scientific discovery with the US National Cancer Institute The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the USA have a long standing academic and scientific agreement for Natural Product Discovery....

March Focuses on Tuberculosis Awareness - Comments from UWC Experts During 2021, the Tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate increased for the first time in over a decade. Experts believe that the fight against TB was set back by a number of years as a...

UWC attend The Global Health Network Conference A delegation from UWC's School of Pharmacy, including Professor Sarel Malan and Professor Samuel Egieyeh, attended The Global Health Networks (TGHN) Conference in Cape ...

The key to treating TB may be in a common carbohydrate. What we know so far Curdlan is a popular carbohydrate in the food industry. Its name is derived from the word “curdle”, and as it suggests, it’s widely used as a thickener an...