Welcome to the Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health

     

The Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health (DOEH)
is an academic discipline in the School of Nursing and Public Health,
College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. We offer
sought-after Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and Doctoral programmes
in Occupational and Environmental Health. These are designed to ensure
your success both locally and internationally.

 

 A TRIBUTE TO MARK COLVIN

Latest News

PHASA CONFERENCE 2012

DOEH researchers recently attended the PHASA conference 2012 in Bloemfontein. From left: Sheena Muttoo presented on “Developing a land use regression model for NOx exposure assessment”, Dr Mpho Makwela presented on “Occupational exposure to benzene and its genotoxicity among petrol attendants”, K Asharam presented on “Vitamin A status on a cohort of pregnant women from areas of different levels of air pollution and HIV status”, Prof Rajen Naidoo, Head of DOEH was an invited Guest Speaker at the Conference. The conference was very successful and all talks had positive feedback
 

BEST POSTER AWARD FOR RESEARCHER

Kareshma Asharam recently attended and presented a poster “ Ambient Pollution and birth outcomes- a pilot study Durban, South Africa” at the South African Paediatric Association Congress 22 to 26 August 2012, at the Ranch Hotel near Polokwane. Kareshma won Best Poster presentation at the congress.

 



DST FELLOWSHIP FOR DOEH STUDENT

Ms Manoko Prudy Seepe, a Phd student in The Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, was recently awarded a DST Fellowship in the 2012 Women in Science Awards. Read more on page 6 of the Mail & Guardian Supplement.

 
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Did you know?


DOEH started as a Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health and was granted a Department status in 2007.

Professor Nceba Gqaleni was the first Director of COEH, the forerunner of  the DOEH

In 2008 Professor Rajen Naidoo was appointed Chief Specialist/Head of Department of Occupational and Environmental Health.

More than 200 students have graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health since the programme started

 

In 2009 Dr Poovy Reddy became the first PhD graduate of the Department.

 

In 2010 Dr Nadira Govender passed her College of Medicine Exams and became the first specialist in Occupational Medicine produced by the DOEH.

 

The traditional medicine laboratory headed by Professor Nceba Gqaleni is the only laboratory of its kind in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

Globally UKZN is one of only three South African universities in the top 500 Universities in the world.

UKZN is the third most productive University in terms of its research production.

The University employs over 5000 staff members.

UKZN has been home to many successful sportsman over the years, Tommy Bedford a former Springbok Rugby player, Enver Mall the CEO of the KwaZulu-Natal rugby Union, Shaun Pollock & Jonty Rhodes South African Cricketers.

Some high profile businessmen studied at UKZN, Sol Kerzner the developer of Lost city & more, Stephen Saad the CEO & founder of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Guy Brazier the regional leader of Deloitte & Alan Olivier the CEO of Grindrod Group.

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