Health services and systems, rooted in human rights and social justice.
The purpose of the School is to support and train policy makers and implementers who are knowledgeable and skilled in the principles and practice of public health
GT4Africa Cohort Workshop (9-13 September 2024)
The first in-person GT4Africa cohort workshop deliberated on Research Publications, Knowledge Translation, and Sustainability and collaborated on a forthcoming journal supplement and commentaries.
University of the Western Cape and Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp join forces to improve medicine and vaccine safety in South Africa
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium, are excited to announce the establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa (CEPSA). The Centre focuses on improving the safety of medicines and vaccines. Supported by a recent grant from the European Commission DG International Partnerships (INTPA, in close collaboration with DG Research (RDT), this initiative marks a big step forward in making medicines safer and more accessible across the region.
COPC Workshop report
The Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness together with the UWC and UCT Schools of Public Health recently came together to host a one-day workshop on Community-Oriented Primary Care.
SOPH at HSR: The 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
Health Systems Global (HSG) organizes a Symposium every two years to bring together its members with the full range of players involved in health systems, policy and research.
Health Justice is Social Justice – 2024 Annual David Sanders Lecture in Public Health and Social Justice
The University of the Western Cape School of Public Health (UWC-SOPH) and People’s Health Movement for the Annual David Sanders Lecture in Public Health and Social Justice
Jakes Gerwel Award in Public Health 2024: Dr Anita Parbhoo
A lecture by Dr Anita Parbhoo, the 2024 Jakes Gerwel Award recipient.
TUFH Africa Regional Events: Road to Ubuntu 2024: Community Processes for Local and Global Health Development: Voices of Reason
Online panel conversation on community processes for local and global health and development as part of the TUFH Africa Regional Event: Road to Ubuntu 2024 Conference .
Launch Webinar: Responsive Dialogues For Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance And Enhancing Community Engagement
Please join the launch of the modular Responsive Dialogues Guidelines developed by The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape in collaboration with ICARS and funded by Wellcome.
Barriers and facilitators of and strategies for successful community engagement in infectious disease clinical trials in low- and middle- income countries
By: Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Carmen Späth, Myrna van Pinxteren, Primus Che Chi, Charles S Wiysonge, Joy Oliver, Christopher James Colvin
Determinants and rates of retention in HIV care among adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy in Windhoek, Namibia: a baseline cohort analysis
By: Farai K. Munyani, Brian van Wyk
Asking the Experts: Using Cognitive Interview Techniques to Explore the Face Validity of the Mental Wellness Measure for Adolescents Living with HIV
By: Zaido Orth, Brian van Wyk
Drivers of retention of the HIV workforce transitioned from PEPFAR support to the Uganda government payroll
By: Henry Zakumumpa, Joseph Rujumba, Marjorie Kyomuhendo, Ilyse Stempler, Woldekidan Amde
Report of Activities 2019 – 2020
We have published reports of our activities every two years for about the past twenty years.
This year we are publishing it electronically for the first time, perhaps reflecting the rapidly accelerated replacement of print with on-line resources (although I don’t think I will change my preference for reading in print). But while the electronic format will make the report easily available around the world, easily readable on mobile phones and tablets, I am also aware that the ubiquitous presence of on-line meetings, digital resources and a world of information that can be tapped any time does not mean equitable access. When we surveyed our students and short course participants last year, we learned that while access has increased substantially, bandwidth, data access and data cost, remain substantial barriers
