SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change Archives — University of the Western Cape

20 February 2025

Call for Applications – Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025: Food Environments (Two Positions)

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 two Post-doctoral Research Fellows to work on projects related to the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) and Indigenous and Neglected Crops (INC).

4 February 2025

Call for Applications – DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change – Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 (1 post)

The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH) is seeking to appoint one Postdoctoral Fellow attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change (Prof Asha George) and her collaborators, beginning as soon as possible in 2025. Please read the eligibility requirements carefully before applying.

31 May 2024

FEMINIST FIESTA workshop: Validating African perspectives on gender transformative approaches in health

The three-day validation workshop held in Cape Town from May 8-10, 2024, brought together 20 feminist - researchers, academics, implementers, and activists from 12 countries and 16 institutions in Africa.

16 February 2023

DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change – Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 – Learning Partnership Project for a Gender Transformative Approach (LP4GT)

The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH), is seeing to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellows attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change (Prof Asha George) and her collaborators, beginning as soon as possible in 2023.

15 February 2023

DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Health Systems Governance Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023

The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH), is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems Governance (Prof Helen Schneider), to advance a programme of work.

6 May 2022

Collaborative project on gender transformative approaches to improve sexual, reproductive and maternal health in Africa launched

The School of Public Health recently began work on two exciting aspects of a global research project focusing on gender transformative approaches to improve sexual, reproductive and maternal health in Africa.

23 March 2021

Health Policy Analysis for Annual Reviews

In this one-hour webinar, Asha George and Mary Kinney from University of the Western Cape in South Africa provide an overview of health policy analysis.

10 December 2020

The action for reset dialogues: Interview with Asha George

Have countries learned lessons on how to build on communities in dealing with health and social issues?

9 November 2020

Asha George, HSG Chair, kicked off the 6th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Watch the 30-minute live-streamed HSR2020 launch event that took place on 5 November featuring a welcome from HSG Chair, Asha George, and contributions from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director General), and members past and present of the Emerging Voices for Global Health.

4 March 2020

Drastic action is needed to ensure a better future for South Africa’s children, by Mark Tomlinson, Asha George, Tanya Doherty

17 December 2019

Podcast: Advancing health systems for all in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) era

This podcast is with Journal Development and Communications Officer, Natasha Salaria and Professor Asha George - University of the Western Cape and Chair of Board at Health Systems Global.

19 November 2019

Breastfeeding Room Opens At UWC School Of Public Health: Empowering Working Mothers At UWC

Are the essential structures and attitudes in place to honour the active roles of communities in health and support them? Are our health systems really calibrated enough locally and do theyinvest in public health grounded in communities?