A School Meal Should Never Make a Child Sick For millions of South African learners, a school meal is an essential part of the school day — but that meal must also be safe. A recent Sunday Times report highlights concerning gaps in food safety across the National School... FIND OUT MORE Engage with SOPH, UWC at WCPH 2026 The 18th World Congress on Public Health is upon us and throughout the conference, the School will be showcasing 30+ presentations highlighting our research, ideas and contributions to advancing public health. FIND OUT MORE Countdown To WCPH 2026! Cape Town is getting ready to welcome the world!
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CEPSA Newsletter #3 - August 2026 The Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa (CEPSA) team is pleased to share with you our third quarterly newsletter, and this time with a new layout. We hope our refreshed design is more visually appealing and engaging to... FIND OUT MORE
8 July 2026

Health financing

Quality healthcare in South Africa requires the careful management of limited financial resources. Here, we look at strategies for managing those resources in innovative ways.
8 July 2026

Monitoring, evaluation, learning

To address the complex frontline realities of South African communities, the district health system must continually monitor, evaluate and learn (MEL) about what is working, what is not, and how needs are changing. Here, we explore innovative approaches to MEL across the health system.
8 July 2026

Community-oriented primary care

Across South Africa, district health system leaders are imagining innovative ways to understand community health needs and integrate community voices and priorities into primary health care and public health through community-oriented primary care (COPC). Here, we explore COPC approaches implemented across South Africa.
7 July 2026

GT4Afica Closing webinar

The Closing Webinar offers participants an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the achievements of the GT4Africa collaboration while exploring strategies to sustain its impact and build on the gains made.
7 July 2026

Jounal Supplement Launch

The Journal Supplement Launch Webinar showcased the GT4Africa cohort's research to a broader audience and created a platform for dialogue on advancing gender-transformative research, policy, and practice across Africa.
7 July 2026

Knowledge Translation for Gender Transformative Approaches to SRMH

The webinar provided a platform for GT4Africa research project teams to share and reflect on their knowledge translation (KT) experiences, discuss context-specific challenges and practical approaches to KT, and explore opportunities for collective, cohort-wide engagement and collaboration.
7 July 2026

Writing Workshop

The Gender Transformation for Africa (GT4Africa) cohort brings together seven implementation research projects (2022–2025) across Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Malawi, and South Africa. Supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the cohort addresses critical gaps in gender-transformative approaches to sexual, reproductive, and maternal health (SRMH).
7 July 2026

African Perspectives on GTA

This webinar shared preliminary findings and offered insights into diverse perspectives on gender-transformative approaches across Africa. The session provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on emerging themes and patterns, identify gaps, and discuss the relevance of the research to their own work and the broader field of gender-transformative research and practice.
7 July 2026

Male Engagement

This webinar explored the role of male engagement and masculinities in advancing sexual, reproductive, and maternal health (SRMH). Participants shared lessons from across the projects, reflected on current approaches, and discussed priorities for strengthening future research and practice.