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01 Sep 2022

Keynote by Prof. Pühse at the TAFISA Conference

Healthy lifestyle for all

12 Aug 2022

Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Prof. Cheryl Walter at the Nelson Mandela University

The UNESCO Chair Team congratulates on this success 'Full Professorship'!

29 Jul 2022

Siyaphakama Zwide Schools Project: “Meet and Greet” with founders Siya and Rachel Kolisi

News from the KaziBantu project

18 Jul 2022

Evaluation of a physical activity and multi-micronutrient intervention on cognitive and academic performance in South African primary schoolchildren

News from the KaziAfya project

11 Jul 2022

Clustered cardiovascular disease risk among 8–13-year-old children from lower socioeconomic schools in Gqeberha

News from the KaziBantu project

06 Jul 2022

Webinar on childhood fitness and cognition with Dr. Keita Kamijo

We are delighted to invite you to our PPHS “Invite your Expert” event with Dr. Keita Kamijo. Dr. Kamijo is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Chukyo University of Japan. Join us to enjoy Dr. Kamijo's…

28 Jun 2022

Collaboration with the University of Namibia

Supported by a grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the UNESCO Chair activities in Namibia can be expanded

09 Jun 2022

Webinar on "Population-Based Approaches to Health Promotion" with Prof Bauman

What is the difference between scale-up, implementation science and systems thinking?

07 Jun 2022

Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren?

News from the KaziAfya study - cross-sectional data from three African countries

11 May 2022

There is a need to develop standardized and inclusive norms for the identification of pediatric hypertension in South Africa

African children are underrepresented in international blood pressure management guidelines, leading to a potential misidentification of their cardiovascular risk - Results from the KaziBantu study