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Khayelitsha and Eastern Substructure (KESS) Research day The Western Cape Government Department of Health and Wellness (WCGHW), Khayelitsha Eastern Sub-structure (KESS) is hosting its 2025 Research Day under the theme “Health and Harmony: Ecosystems, Equity, and Evidence for Sustainable Well-being” which will take place on 31 October... FIND OUT MORE Vacancy: Manager - Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa Initiative The School of Public Health and School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium are establishing a cutting-edge Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa Initiative. FIND OUT MORE Faculty Of Community & Health | Sciences School of Public Health - Senior Lecturer What began as an academic visit quickly turned into a deeply personal and transformative journey, one that reconnected me with inspiring mentors, reminded me of shared struggles, and offered fresh perspectives on health systems, justice, and inequality. FIND OUT MORE UWC Celebrates Tarryn’s Global Achievement in Pharmaceutical Public Health Tarryn Jeftha, a Master of Public Health candidate at UWC, was awarded a full scholarship to attend the prestigious Pharmaceutical Policy Systems course at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Belgium, as the only South African participant in... FIND OUT MORE
16 May 2025

Introducing CEPSA at the AU-EU Innovation Workshop

We had the opportunity to introduce the Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa (CEPSA) at the AU-EU Workshop Series on Public Health Innovations held in a hybrid format in Pretoria on 3 December 2024. 
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22 April 2025

68th Annual General Meeting and 37th Annual Conference of the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP).

The School of Public Health attended the 68th Annual General Meeting and 37th Annual Conference of the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP). Represented by Prof Renier Coetzee and Dr Hazel Bradley, the School show cased their contributions to public health pharmacy and transformative healthcare practices.
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22 April 2025

Celebrating Excellence: 52 Graduates Honored at UWC School of Public Health

On the 14th of April 2025, the University of the Western Cape’s School of Public Health (SOPH) celebrated a remarkable milestone: the graduation of 52 students who have dedicated their academic journey to advancing public health and equity. Among them were two PhD graduates, 25 Master of Public Health graduates, and 25 Postgraduate Diploma graduates. This event marked not only the culmination of years of rigorous study but also the beginning of their impactful contributions to healthier, more just societies.
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7 April 2025

Partnerships and Co-Design Processes for Health and Gender Equality: Insights for Programme Implementers, Researchers and Funders

This session aims to illustrate the promises and pitfalls of working with a co-design approach in implementing a gender-transformative approach into adolescent and young people SRHR intervention. The perspectives of a grant manager, a programme implementer and a public health researcher are discussed in relation to participant’s own experiences.
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3 April 2025

Advancing knowledge for district health system strengthening: emerging themes from the South African Learning Alliance for the DHS (SALAD)

SALAD is a learning network that connects health services managers at district, provincial and national level with health policy and system researchers. SALAD will reflect on its progress since inception through four themes: M&E, COPC, resource allocation and community-led monitoring while eliciting the perspectives of the attendees using world café.
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