Prof. Busisiwe Ncama
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of College
Contact Details
PA/Secretary: Mrs Mhlophe Sithole
Email: sitholem1@ukzn.ac.za
Telephone: +27 31 2602798
Email: ncamab@ukzn.ac.za
Full Profile
Email: sitholem1@ukzn.ac.za
Telephone: +27 31 2602798
Email: ncamab@ukzn.ac.za
Welcome Message from the DVC
Welcome to the College of Health Sciences and we are one of the four Colleges that form the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Our College is devoted to global excellence by preparing professional health care providers/researchers.
Our college consists of four Schools namely:
The College of Health Sciences is a multi-professional institution spread across four of the five campuses of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Its excellent scholars function holistically, ethically and in a socially responsive manner within the African health care environment while actively engaging international collaboration and partnerships for education, research and service.
For admission enquiries contact:
School of Health Sciences
Ms Nokuthula Hlongwa:
Tel: 031 260 7950
e-Mail: hlongwan@ukzn.ac.za
Ms Vanessa Chetty :
Tel: 031 260 8833
e-Mail: chettyv3@ukzn.ac.za
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July 31, 2020
Helping Medical Experts become Robust Leaders
As doctors in the frontline of the fight against of COVID-19, Medical heads of departments at UKZN not only carry...
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July 31, 2020
UKZN helps Source Generous Donation of Masks for SA Medical Students
UKZN was among the Higher Education Institutions in South Africa which benefitted from a Solidarity Fund donation of hundreds of...
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July 21, 2020
Two Gold Medals in Specialist Physician Examinations for UKZN Graduate
UKZN’s Dr Raeesa Bhorat, a senior Registrar in the Department of Internal Medicine based at King Edward VIII Hospital in...
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July 17, 2020
Medical Student at the Frontline of COVID-19
Click here for isiZulu version Final-year Medical student, Mr Kapil Narain, has served at the frontline of COVID-19 by conducting...
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July 17, 2020
UKZN Student aims to Improve Hospital-Based Cancer Surveillance System
Click here for isiZulu version Multinational Lung Cancer Control Programme (MLCCP) cancer Registrar in the Discipline of Public Health Medicine,...
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July 9, 2020
UKZN Secures COVID-19 Rapid Tester
The College of Health Sciences (CHS) at UKZN has secured an advanced instrument called the ILEX Genehecker (ultra-fast pcr) valued...
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July 2, 2020
UKZN Lecturer Honoured with Eugene Weinberg Medal Award
Development lecturer and PhD candidate in the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health in the School of Clinical Medicine, Dr...
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June 29, 2020
UKZN Students Unite Against Racism
UKZN Medical students and colleagues at various academic institutions in South Africa (SA) have formed #MzansiUthuleleni – a movement to...
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June 29, 2020
Study Reveals Serious Health Consequences for those Living Near Waste Disposal Sites
A group of international scientists, including prominent UKZN researchers, have found that people living close to waste disposal sites suffer...
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June 29, 2020
Communities of Practice Address Online Teaching and Learning
The Teaching and Learning Committee in the College of Health Sciences (CHS) launched a series of communities of practice presentations....
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June 29, 2020
Top Orthopaedic Surgeon Joins UKZN
Respected orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Duduzile Sigodi, trained in foot and ankle surgery with a special interest in flatfoot deformity correction,...
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June 22, 2020
UKZN Academic a Finalist for Science Oscar
Click here for isiZulu version UKZN Occupational Therapy academic Professor Pragashnie Govender is a finalist in the National Science and...
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June 22, 2020
UKZN Student to Serve on COVID-19 International Steering Committee
Click here for isiZulu version Doctoral student in the School of Health Sciences, Mr Clement Agoni has been selected to...
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June 1, 2020
Professor Appointed to National Health Research Committee
‘I am very excited and look forward to making a positive contribution,’ said Associate Professor in UKZN’s Discipline of Pharmaceutical...
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June 1, 2020
Medical Students Respond to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19/SARS-Cov-2 pandemic, the final-year Medical class at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine formed an...
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CHS Upcoming Events
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