Nicholas Steer, Author at University of the Western Cape - School of Public Health

9 November 2020

Asha George, HSG Chair, kicked off the 6th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Watch the 30-minute live-streamed HSR2020 launch event that took place on 5 November featuring a welcome from HSG Chair, Asha George, and contributions from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director General), and members past and present of the Emerging Voices for Global Health.

8 October 2020

A strong showing from SOPH at the UWC Research and Innovation Award 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has been a sharp reminder that there are many complex problems facing our society

21 July 2020

The SOPH PhD virtual PhD Induction programme ended on a high

Involved 15 new public health PhD students, based in SA, Uganda, Namibia and Kenya; health professionals, managers, academics, UN workers, activists; a mix of part-time and full-time.

20 May 2020

What lessons to draw from COVID-19 in Cape Town?

As public health researchers and educators in a city currently experiencing a seemingly runaway COVID-19 epidemic, we are increasingly being approached to provide our ‘expert’ opinion on the reasons for this.

8 May 2020

New book with contribution from SOPH colleagues out! Health for the People: National Community Health Worker Programs from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

23 April 2020

Reflections on COVID-19 from a health systems perspective: Digest 1 & 2 & 3

In order to support the COVID response across the country, we thought there might be some value in sharing some of the many, many, many blogs and short pieces that present COVID-related experiences that are less well publicized in the mainstream global media.

23 April 2020

Statement on COVID-19

In light of the accelerating Corona/COVID-19 crisis, and the announcements made by the president on 15 March

23 April 2020

The power of people caring for those affected by Covid-19

Rather than large, sterile and clinical self-isolation centres, let’s imagine for a moment, that everyone who couldn’t self-isolate at home could be accommodated within their neighbourhoods — in an environment that was designed not to transmit Covid-19, while also being familiar, humanised and conducive to social and community bonds.

1 April 2020

Warm congratulations to all our graduates!

Congrats to all our graduates - PhD, 16 Masters, and 27 postgraduat diploma.