Centenary of the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences
Contributions of the University of Cape Town to medical science in the first 100 years: Personal reflections
Stuart Saunders
Abstract
The contributions of the University of Cape Town’s Health Sciences Faculty to medical science through research over the past 100 years are reviewed. The application of contemporary techniques to common medical problems in the developing world had important implications globally. The faculty can be proud of its achievements in many areas important to the health of people in South Africa, Africa and beyond.
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Stuart Saunders, University of Cape Town
Keywords
Research; University of Cape Town; Historical
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South African Medical Journal 2012;102(6):391-393.
Article History
Date submitted: 2011-11-06
Date published: 2012-03-02
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