Climate Change and Health for Frontline Health Workers The School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of the Western Cape, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape Government, invites you to this 5-day in-person short-course. FIND OUT MORE Strengthening pharmacovigilance capacities in Southern African countries – current practices, challenges and proposed strategies At the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APSSA) 2025 Conference, Lagoon Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, I had the opportunity to deliver a podium presentation on strengthening pharmacovigilance capacities in Southern African countries. FIND OUT MORE 18th World Congress on Public Health The SoPH is partnering with the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) to host the 18th World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town, September 6-9, 2026. FIND OUT MORE GT4Africa concludes on a high note with a closing webinar of reflection and celebration After over three years of collaboration, the GT4Africa collective held its concluding webinar on 21 August 2025 to take stock of its journey and celebrate milestones. FIND OUT MORE
9 December 2021

Call for applications Postdoctoral Fellow 2022: The Food Environment Research Group

The Food Environment Research group (a collective from Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, School of Public Health and the DSI/NRF Center of Excellence in Food Security) at the University of the Western Cape under the leadership of Prof Rina Swart is seeking Post-doctoral Research Fellows to work on several studies related to the food environment in South Africa.
15 November 2021

Call for Applications: Doctoral Scholarship 2022

The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape seeks to recruit a full-time doctoral candidate from January 2022. The doctoral candidate will be required to register at the University of the Western Cape, and will work on a 3-year project funded by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
4 October 2021

What COVID-19 Teaches Us For An NHI That Provides Equitable & Effective Healthcare For Today And Tomorrow

Dr Sinesipho Jojo, Deputy Director of the People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA), delivered the 2021 David Sanders Lecture in Public Health and Social Justice, speaking about Opportunities not to be missed from COVID-19 for the National Health Initiative (NHI).