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

8 July 2026

Quality health systems

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.

8 July 2026

Leadership

Leadership in South Africa’s DHS requires motivating and coordinating local providers while facilitating whole-of-government and whole-of-society collaboration. Here, we explore how to strengthen and conceptualise leadership without exercising traditional command-and-control managerial authority.

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).