04/07/2025
On 27 June 2025, Associate Professor Tasleem Ras and Dr Moses Isiagi — representing the Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care (FaCE) and the Division of Global Surgery, respectively — attended a Men’s Health event organised by the Manenberg Community Forum. Accompanying them were three elective students from the United States of America, as well as Dr Randall Ortel, a University of Cape Town-trained family doctor with family roots in the area.
The event was supported by two other non-profit organisations: Homestead and Hope Africa. The audience turned out to be an enthusiastic group of young men, keenly interested in making life decisions that would impact their lives holistically, rising above the challenges of living in a community stigmatised by crime and gangsterism.
A lively discussion on sexual health and the socio-economic realities facing young people ensued, warmed by coffee and snacks provided by the local community organisation.
This conversation forms part of a series of community engagements that the Department of FaCE and the Division of Global Surgery are committed to, to develop stronger relationships between these communities and UCT.
Halala! The Faculty of Health Sciences is deeply moved.
On 27 June 2025, Associate Professor Tasleem Ras and Dr Moses Isiagi — representing the Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care (FaCE) and the Division of Global Surgery, respectively — attended a Men’s Health event organised by the Manenberg Community Forum. Accompanying them were three elective students from the United States of America, as well as Dr Randall Ortel, a University of Cape Town-trained family doctor with family roots in the area.
The event was supported by two other non-profit organisations: Homestead and Hope Africa. The audience turned out to be an enthusiastic group of young men, keenly interested in making life decisions that would impact their lives holistically, rising above the challenges of living in a community stigmatised by crime and gangsterism.
A lively discussion on sexual health and the socio-economic realities facing young people ensued, warmed by coffee and snacks provided by the local community organisation.
This conversation forms part of a series of community engagements that the Department of FaCE and the Division of Global Surgery are committed to, to developing stronger relationships between these communities and UCT.
Halala! The Faculty of Health Sciences is deeply moved.
