12 August 2026
Building on the first symposium held on 19 June 2026, which sought to address misinformation about refugees and migrants in South Africa, encourage dialogue on constructive ways forward, and oppose violent responses.
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5 August 2026
The use of injectable medication for weight-loss purposes has attracted considerable public interest. The recent court case regarding the compounding of these medicines has brought the importance of pharmacovigilance into the spotlight.
27 July 2026
The PhD induction series took place from 4 February to 9 March 2026, drawing participation from 19 pre-doctoral and newly registered doctoral fellows. The series consisted of six two-hour thematic sessions facilitated by the SOPH PhD programme support team.
24 July 2026
The UWC School of Public Health (SOPH) held its annual PhD writing retreat in September 2025, welcoming 21 doctoral candidates.
24 July 2026
Two academics from UWC's Department of Dietetics and Nutrition recently completed an Erasmus+ funded reciprocal exchange visit to Ankara University in Türkiye. The visit strengthened academic collaboration, identified new research opportunities, and provided valuable insights into innovative nutrition education, hospital dietetics and university food service systems.
22 July 2026
Overall, current evidence suggests that there is a need to rethink and advance health system learning and management development in South Africa. This policy brief outlines the key conclusions we have reached in the SALAD network on strengthening leadership and management capacity in and for the DHS. The focus in this brief is on the development of leadership capacity.
22 July 2026
UWC-SOPH’s Prof Olagoke Akintola, Dr Woldekidan Amde, and Dr Anam Nyembezi attended the 2nd Public Health Diplomacy Summit, an engaging platform for dialogue and collaboration, hosted by the University of Memphis School of Public Health from 23–25 March 2026.
15 July 2026
This July 2026 webinar explores strategic and systemic innovations designed to strengthen and support the health workforce within the DHS. Speakers discuss the integration of 5,000 community health workers into formal structures in KwaZulu-Natal, virtual clinical mentorship in the Eastern Cape, and recruitment strategies in Limpopo.
8 July 2026
Quality health services require complex systems and processes to work together in harmony. Here, we explore various elements of the DHS that impact the quality of health services with an emphasis on successful models from across the country.