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Smu Empowers Communities Through Hypertension Awareness Programme
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityRef: https://www.smu.ac.za/2026/07/28/smu-empowers-communities-through-hypertension-awareness-programme/
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Collected on 28 July 2026
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This document is a news/media article from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) about a hypertension awareness and health promotion programme. It reports that PGDip Occupational Health Nursing students commemorated World Hypertension Day 2026 at the Itireleng Residential Facility for the Disabled, under the theme “Controlling Hypertension Together.” The article describes activities such as blood pressure screenings, health education, and interactive discussions, and includes keynote and guidance from named staff and external health professionals.
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Reference
https://www.smu.ac.za/2026/07/28/smu-empowers-communities-through-hypertension-awareness-programme/
Key Takeaways
- Organisation: Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
- Programme: hypertension awareness/health promotion outreach
- Occasion: World Hypertension Day 2026
- Theme: “Controlling Hypertension Together”
- Location: Itireleng Residential Facility for the Disabled
- Student programme: Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Occupational Health Nursing
- Student leaders: Elizabeth Baloyi-Shibure and Sisanda Tivana
- Keynote speaker: Phuthutshedzo Lungisani (Dietician, Mediclinic Legae)
- Guidance: Lorato Manyeneng (Lecturer, PGDip Occupational Health Nursing)
- Additional contributor: Kabelo Nyalungu (Physiotherapist, Kabelo Nyalungu Physiotherapy)
- Leadership: Dr Andile Mokoena de-Beer (Acting Head, Nursing Science Department)
- Activities: blood pressure screenings, health education sessions, interactive discussions
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Occupational Health Nursing
- Itireleng Residential Facility for the Disabled
- Elizabeth Baloyi-Shibure
- Sisanda Tivana
- Phuthutshedzo Lungisani
- Mediclinic Legae
- Lorato Manyeneng
- Kabelo Nyalungu
- Kabelo Nyalungu Physiotherapy
- Dr Andile Mokoena de-Beer
- Nursing Science Department