Shape the Future of Public Health Applications for 2027 opening soon Are you ready to lead change in the health and social development sectors? At the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, our flexible, modular Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (PGD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) programmes... FIND OUT MORE CEPSA delivered two podium presentations at the 2026 International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) Africa Chapter Meeting At the 2026 ISoP Africa Chapter Meeting, held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 18 – 21 May 2026, Dr Nicolas Praet and Dr Ebenezer Wiafe delivered two podium presentations on strengthening the pharmacovigilance ecosystem in Africa through CEPSA’s initiatives. FIND OUT MORE Rethinking How We Address Gendered Workplace Violence in Primary Healthcare Settings: A Dialogue with Abi Badru Convened by the Imarisha consortium and PSI, the dialogue explored how to address the gender dimensions of workplace violence in PHC settings FIND OUT MORE Hands-On Capacity Building to Empower a New Generation of Pharmacovigilance Experts At the 5th Annual Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology in Africa, held in Accra, Ghana, from 20 – 22 April 2026, Dr Nicolas Praet delivered a podium presentation on the capacity-building activities of CEPSA. FIND OUT MORE
11 April 2025

SAAHIP conference

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the local conversations on Pharmaceutical Public Health
7 April 2025

SOPH, UWC at PHASA 2025

18th Annual Public Health Conference: 6 – 9 APRIL 2025 - Partnerships for Public Health: Sculpting a Healthier Future Together
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.
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.
18 March 2025

What do I do with expired medicine? Don’t use it, for a start…

Proper medicine disposal is a critical yet often overlooked issue in South Africa. In a recent article published in The Conversation, Prof Coetzee highlights the risks associated with expired medicines, emphasizing the need for safer disposal practices to protect public health and the environment.