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Discipline of Paediatric & Child Health
Welcome to the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health provides services to children in KwaZulu-Natal Province as well as some tertiary services to children in the Eastern Cape Province. The Department has a large training platform for both undergraduate and postgraduate students which includes:
  • eThekwini (Durban complex hospitals)
  • Pietermaritzburg complex hospitals
  • Queen Nandi Hospital
  • Newcastle Hospital
  • Stanger Hospital
We also offer world class sub-specialist training in a number of specialisations i.e. critical care, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, neurodevelopment, neonatology, infectious diseases, nephrology, haematology and rheumatology. Our training program also has an African footprint with the flagship African Paediatric Fellowship Program UKZN which offers training for both South African and African graduates in general paediatrics and various sub-specialties.

African Paediatrics Fellowship Programme

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Annual Registrar Symposium Tackles Women and Maternal Health Issues

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November 15, 2024

The winning presentation at this year’s Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Annual Registrar Research Symposium was delivered by a male obstetrician

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Fellowship Programme Bridges Gaps in Paediatric Care

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November 6, 2023

UKZN’s African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) is building sustainable multidisciplinary child health capacity for Africa. The APFP equips doctors with the specialist

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UKZN’s @Bronchigirl receives prestigious global award for Asthma research

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May 22, 2023

Globally renowned for her work on Asthma in Children, Professor Refiloe Masekela (@bronchigirl), Head of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023: PROF REFILOE MASEKELA 8 March 2023

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March 10, 2023

On International Women’s Day 2023, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we stand for opportunities for all

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APFP’s first graduate

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October 9, 2019

Dr. Caullychurn graduated in MMed Paediatric and Child Health and is UKZN APFP’s first graduate. Dr. Caullychurn said “Due to financial constraints

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The first of many greats

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October 9, 2019

The APFP welcomed 3 new Fellows in the first quarter of 2019.  Dr. Koena Thamae from Lesotho joined the programme in January

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