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Nombeko Mashiya
Principal Library Assistant nombeko.mashiya@uct.ac.zaAbout the Library
The Institute of Child Health Library caters for academics and students at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, South Africa’s leading centre for post-graduate specialist paediatric medical and surgical training.
History of the Institute of Child Health Library
The Institute of Child Health Library was established in 1974 as a satellite of then Medical Library, now called the ‘Bongani Mayosi Health Sciences Library’, to cater specifically to the needs of the academic staff and students at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital which is regarded as South Africa’s leading centre for post-graduate specialist paediatric medical and surgical training.