Dr Solange Mianda

MPH; PhD (UKZN)

Senior researcher
E: smianda@uwc.ac.za

Solange is a senior researcher who joined the School of Public Health in 2019 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Prof Helen Schneider.

She has an interest in health policy and systems research, sexual and reproductive/ maternal, newborn and adolescent health. Her previous research designed a model to ensure clinical leadership in labour wards of district hospitals towards skilled midwives. Currently, she is working on the evaluation of a multi-partnership evaluation to improve maternal and new-born health, with a particular focus on the roles, systems and strategies of district and sub-district stewardship for quality and health outcomes; and contextual factors explaining variations in the uptake of the initiative in different settings.

Projects

Countdown to 2030

The School of Public Health (SOPH) has held a series of a sub-grants from UNICEF USA to support the health policy and systems-related work of the Countdown to 2030 programme, for the period 2017 to 2025.

Mphatlalatsane Initiative Evaluation

An evaluation of process and contextual factors in the implementation of the National Department of Health-led Mphatlalatsane quality improvement initiative in three provinces of South Africa

Climate Change and Health for Frontline Health Workers

The School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of the Western Cape, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape Government, invites you to this 5-day in-person short-course.