UFS Faculty of Health Sciences

UFS Faculty of Health Sciences The University of the Free State Health Sciences Faculty is considered one of the best in the countr

Our faculty provides established under- and postgraduate education programmes in:

* The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
* The School of Medicine
* The School of Nursing
* The School of Pathology
* The School of Biomedical Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences renders a quality healthcare service to the diverse health care needs in South Africa, taking into consideration t

he four pillars of:

* teaching and learning,
* research,
* community service and
* service delivery. Participation in various professional and national organizations as well as the faculty's contribution to research has shifted the focus of teaching and training from a purely professional base to a combined professional and educational effort.

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ (๐Ÿญ โ€“ ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ)World Heart Rhythm Week (WHRW) is an annual global awareness campaign organized...
02/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ (๐Ÿญ โ€“ ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ)

World Heart Rhythm Week (WHRW) is an annual global awareness campaign organized by Arrhythmia Alliance, aimed at improving understanding, detection, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, also known as arrhythmias.

This yearโ€™s campaign theme is โ€œYour Heart, Your Rhythm, Your Storyโ€ highlighting that while checking your pulse remains a simple and effective way to detect an arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm), symptoms, experiences and responses to treatment vary from person to person. From palpitations and syncope to more subtle signs, recognising these differences are key to improving diagnosis, care and outcomes.

World Heart Rhythm Week brings together patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and advocates from around the world to build greater understanding, improve awareness and drive more personalised heart rhythm care.

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29/05/2026

Hereโ€™s what the Organising Team had to say about their 50th Anniversary Celebration

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๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝHonoured and humbled to share that on Saturday, 23 May 2026, at the South African Me...
29/05/2026

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ

Honoured and humbled to share that on Saturday, 23 May 2026, at the South African Medical Association Conference in Durban, the Faculty of Health Sciences, Former Dean, Prof Gert Van Zyl, received the SAMA Merit Award: Fellowship in Sciences and Medicine as the only recipient in this category.

The award was presented in recognition of distinguished leadership in medical education and health sciences. The citation acknowledged leadership as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Free State, championing academic excellence, mentoring future healthcare leaders, and advancing healthcare nationally and internationally.

"I am deeply grateful for this recognition and dedicate it to the many colleagues, students, mentors, and partners who continue to contribute to the transformation and advancement of health sciences education and healthcare."

The Faculty of Health Sciences congratulates Prof Van Zyl on this outstanding achievement.

: ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜The University of the Free State (UFS) Next-Generatio...
28/05/2026

: ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜

The University of the Free State (UFS) Next-Generation Sequencing (UFS-NGS) Unit on Tuesday (26 May 2026) not only launched its upgraded facility but also celebrated its 10th anniversary. On the same night, the unit also celebrated being designated a UFS Sustainability Research Chair.

The evening was attended by Prof Hester C. Klopper, UFS Vice-Chancellor and Principal; Dr Malopo Qhobela, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategic Initiatives, International and Institutional Affairs; Prof Deliwe Phetlhu, Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as other staff from the faculty and partners. The evening started with a ribbon-cutting and tour of the new facility.

In her keynote address, Prof Klopper said everyone was there for three things: to acknowledge the work of the past 10 years, to launch and celebrate the Universityโ€™s recognition of Prof Martin Nyaga, UFS-NGS head, and the unit as a designated research chair, and lastly to launch the new facility. The UFS-NGS Unit is now home to the Research Chair in Genomic Surveillance of Respiratory and Enteric Pathogens from Children in South Africa.

Read more: https://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive-item/campus-news/2026/may/triple-celebrations-for-the-ufs-next-generation-sequencing-unit

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๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜!Currently underway, The University of the Free Stateโ€™s Next Generation Seque...
26/05/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜!

Currently underway, The University of the Free Stateโ€™s Next Generation Sequencing (UFS-NGS) Unit is proudly celebrating a decade of innovation, collaboration, and scientific excellence.

Researchers, collaborators, students, and university leadership have gathered today at the New UFS-NGS Facility, Pharmacology Building, Ground Floor, Block D, as the university officially launches its new state-of-the-art sequencing facility and commemorates the UFS-NGS Unitโ€™s 10-year anniversary under the leadership of Prof. Martin Nyaga. The event is highlighting the unitโ€™s remarkable journey, groundbreaking achievements, and expanded research capabilities, with the Vice-Chancellor and Principal joining the celebrations.

As part of the celebrations, the unit is also hosting a 3-day NGS Training Workshop from 27โ€“29 May 2026, taking place daily from 09:00 to 15:00.

Celebrating 10 years of advancing genomics research and shaping the future of science.


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๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒOn Wednesday 20 May 2026, the Division of Health Sciences Education officially opened โ€œThe ...
22/05/2026

๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ

On Wednesday 20 May 2026, the Division of Health Sciences Education officially opened โ€œThe Pulseโ€ - a space transcending the nexus between healthcare and education, going deeper, right into the heart of our identities as healthcare professionals and educators .

Located in the Faculty of Health Sciences Postgraduate Hub, โ€œThe Pulseโ€ hosts a vibrant, flexible environment, the living breathing centre of faculty development and educational scholarship supporting collaboration, creativity, and professional growth . Boasting original artwork by die UFS Woolwise project, โ€œThe Pulseโ€ is a space where ideas grow, educators connect, and innovation finds rhythm. The Division Health Sciences Education hopes that their mission of Achieving impact through commitment will be their heartbeat into the future.

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21/05/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ!

Still interested in the following programmes?

โ€ข Bachelor of Medical Science with specialisation in Radiation Science (BMedSc)
โ€ข Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
โ€ข Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom)
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy BSc (Physiotherapy)
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Dietetics* BSc (Dietetics)
โ€ข Bachelor of Occupational Therapy* (BOccTher)
โ€ข Bachelor of Biokinetics * (BBiok)
โ€ข Bachelor of Sport Coaching (B SportCoach)

You still have a chance to apply! Apply before 31 May 2026.

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๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ!Still interested in the following programmes?โ€ข Bachelor of Medical Science with s...
21/05/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ!

Still interested in the following programmes?
โ€ข Bachelor of Medical Science with specialisation in Radiation Science (BMedSc)
โ€ข Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
โ€ข Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom)
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy BSc (Physiotherapy)
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Dietetics* BSc (Dietetics)
โ€ข Bachelor of Occupational Therapy* (BOccTher)
โ€ข Bachelor of Biokinetics * (BBiok)
โ€ข Bachelor of Sport Coaching (B SportCoach)

You still have a chance to apply! Apply before 31 May 2026.
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๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!The Faculty of Health Sciences Dean, Prof Deliwe Rene Phetlhu wishes our nurses a Happy I...
12/05/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!

The Faculty of Health Sciences Dean, Prof Deliwe Rene Phetlhu wishes our nurses a Happy International Nurses Day.

Extending her heartfelt gratitude to all nurses, nurse educators, researchers and nursing students within our faculty and health care community.

Prof Phetlhu highlights Nursing as more than just profession, signifying that it is a calling rooted in compassion, service, dedication, and resilience. Every day, nurses play a critical role in caring for patients, supporting families, strengthening communities, and advancing healthcare outcomes.
As the Faculty of Health Sciences, we are immensely proud of the contribution our nursing professionals continue to make in education, clinical practice, research, and community engagement. Your commitment and hard work continue to be an inspiration to us all.

On this special day, we celebrate and honour your unwavering dedication to improving lives and delivering quality healthcare under often challenging circumstances.

Thank you for your professionalism, kindness, sacrifice, and commitment to humanity.

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