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
DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023
The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH), is seeing to appoint THREE (3) Postdoctoral Fellows attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change (Prof Asha George) and her collaborators, beginning as soon as possible in 2023. Please read the eligibility requirements carefully before applying.
Call for Applications: DSI/NRF SARChI Health Systems Governance Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023
The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH), is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems Governance (Prof Helen Schneider), to advance a programme of a work in one or more of the following areas:
Jakes Gerwel Award 2022: Thembisile Zungu
A lecture by Thembisile Zungu, the 2022 Jakes Gerwel Award recipient.
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis protocol development
This short course is targeted at a wide range of audiences, e.g. postgraduate students, researchers, health professionals and managers, and other decision-makers
Jakes Gerwel Award 2022: Thembisile Zungu
A lecture by Thembisile Zungu, the 2022 Jakes Gerwel Award recipient.
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis protocol development
This short course is targeted at a wide range of audiences, e.g. postgraduate students, researchers, health professionals and managers, and other decision-makers
Current Thinking and Practice in Health Promotion: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
A webinar Series hosted by Dr Anam Nyembezi from the 21st October till the 28th October
Participatory systems analysis tools for improved health systems performance.
A webinar Series hosted by Dr Martina Lembani from the 29th September till the 10th November
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
