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.
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April 9, 2019
Senior PhD A First for College of Health Sciences
Dr Ismail Bhorat, Honorary Clinical Fellow at UKZN and Head of Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital’s Foetal Unit is the first person to...
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April 9, 2019
UKZN Produces its First African Female Psychiatrist with a PhD
UKZN has produced its first African female Psychiatrist with a PhD. Dr Sibongile Mashaphu’s study tested a behavioral intervention among serodiscordant...
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April 9, 2019
Disability No Match for Top Student
Partially blind Physiotherapy graduate, Mr Meluleki Thethwayo’s dream came true when he was named one of the top three students...
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March 29, 2019
Ground-breaking Research Gets to the Root of Permanent Hair Loss Amongst African Women
Professor Ncoza Dlova, the Dean of UKZN’s School of Clinical Medicine and internationally renowned Dermatologist, through her global collaborative work...
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March 29, 2019
Ucwaningo Luthole Ukuthi Kunesidingo Sokwandisa Ukuphepha Ekubeletheni Ngomthungo e-Afrika
Click here for English version Imiphumela yocwaningo luqhakambise isidingo sokwandiswa kokuphepha ngesikhathi sokubeletha ngomthungo. U-Dkt David Bishop, oyi-Honorary Clinical Associate eMnyangweni...
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March 22, 2019
Antibiotics Changed the World: Mathibe
University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences academic, Rev Dr Lehlohonolo Mathibe, recently told KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Region’s South African Society...
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March 22, 2019
Audiology Students Commemorate World Hearing Day
Third-year Audiology students commemorated World Hearing Day at a Durban special school on World Hearing Day celebrated on 3 March...
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March 22, 2019
World First Longitudinal Study on Depression
UKZN academics and their peers from the United States and the United Kingdom undertook a study of the spatial structuring...
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March 22, 2019
FAIMER Fellowship for UKZN Academic
‘It feels great to be chosen by the Foundation for the Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER),’ said...
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March 14, 2019
FLAIR Fellowship for UKZN Researcher
Senior lecturer in the School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences at UKZN, Dr Veron Ramsuran, has been awarded the...
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March 14, 2019
Usuke Enhluphekweni Waya Esikhundleni Sobuholi
Click here for English version UDkt Pamela Pillay usuka kude njengoba eseqokwe njengoMholi Wezemfundo Kwezokufunda Nokufundisa eSikoleni Sezifundo Zokuxilonga Imithi...
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March 14, 2019
Odokotela Abahlinzayo Besifazane Bangenisa Emkhakheni Ogcwele Abesilisa
Click here for English version Ngaphansi kobuholi benhloko entsha uDkt Rajhmum Madansein, uMnyango we-Cardiothoracic Surgery e-UKZN uguqula enye yamagumbi okuhlinza...
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March 8, 2019
TIBA Initiative Makes Inroads
Launched a year ago, the College of Health Sciences’ Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa (TIBA) Initiative has made great progress...
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March 8, 2019
School of Nursing and Public Health Inducts Masters and PhD Students
More than 30 new School of Nursing and Public Health Research Master's and PhD students attended an induction day aimed...
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March 8, 2019
Umcwaningi Osemusha Ubhekise Amabombo eCambridge University
Click here for English version Umcwaningi osemusha we-Multinational Lung Cancer Control Programme (i-MLCCP) Yasekolisi Yesayensi Yezempilo eNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natali, uNksz Sinenhlanhla Zondo, ubabele...
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