Khayelitsha and Eastern Substructure (KESS) Research dayThe Western Cape Government Department of Health and Wellness (WCGHW), Khayelitsha Eastern Sub-structure (KESS) is hosting its 2025 Research Day under the theme “Health and Harmony: Ecosystems, Equity, and Evidence for Sustainable Well-being” which will take place on 31 October...FIND OUT MOREVacancy: Manager - Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa InitiativeThe School of Public Health and School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium are establishing a cutting-edge Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa Initiative. FIND OUT MOREFaculty Of Community & Health | Sciences School of Public Health - Senior LecturerWhat began as an academic visit quickly turned into a deeply personal and transformative journey, one that reconnected me with inspiring mentors, reminded me of shared struggles, and offered fresh perspectives on health systems, justice, and inequality.FIND OUT MOREUWC Celebrates Tarryn’s Global Achievement in Pharmaceutical Public HealthTarryn Jeftha, a Master of Public Health candidate at UWC, was awarded a full scholarship to attend the prestigious Pharmaceutical Policy Systems course at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Belgium, as the only South African participant in...FIND OUT MORE
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) Professor Helen Schneider and healthcare legend Florence Nightingale share a profound dedication to transforming healthcare systems and improving public health.
In 2021 the SPARCS Project held a series of three virtual workshops aimed at strengthening the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Systems in the four countries in Southern Africa, based on an assessment of needs.
by Star Khoza, Carnita Ernest and Hazel Bradley
People’s Health Movement (PHM) Health Systems Thematic Circle hosted the webinar on “The struggles of Community Health Workers at the Covid frontline: Essential but Unrecognised” on 20 July 2021.