When medicines are made outside the factory: Why pharmacovigilance matters more than ever The use of injectable medication for weight-loss purposes has attracted considerable public interest. The recent court case regarding the compounding of these medicines has brought the importance of pharmacovigilance into the spotlight. FIND OUT MORE 2026 SOPH PhD Induction Series Wraps Up Successfully The PhD induction series took place from 4 February to 9 March 2026, drawing participation from 19 pre-doctoral and newly registered doctoral fellows. The series consisted of six two-hour thematic sessions facilitated by the SOPH PhD programme support team. FIND OUT MORE UWC-SOPH Hosts Productive PhD Writing Retreat The UWC School of Public Health (SOPH) held its annual PhD writing retreat in September 2025, welcoming 21 doctoral candidates. FIND OUT MORE Strengthening Global Partnerships: UWC Dietetics Academics Complete Erasmus+ Exchange at Ankara University Two academics from UWC's Department of Dietetics and Nutrition recently completed an Erasmus+ funded reciprocal exchange visit to Ankara University in Türkiye. The visit strengthened academic collaboration, identified new research opportunities, and provided valuable insights into innovative nutrition education, hospital... FIND OUT MORE
21 June 2021

Management strategies

This module was created to help prepare individuals in the fields of health and welfare for the challenging role of manager particularly at programme, district and sub-district levels.
21 June 2021

Health promotion

This module was created to help prepare individuals in the fields of health and welfare to gain an understanding of the concepts and practice of Health Promotion.
21 June 2021

Population health and development 1

The main purpose of this module is to introduce you to the Comprehensive Primary Health Care Approach: its origins, rationale, philosophy, theory, concepts and practices.
21 June 2021

Descriptive epidemiology

This module was designed to meet the growing need for an applied course in the measurement of a variety of health indicators and outcomes.
14 June 2021

Introducing Public Health

The module aims to introduce you to a wide range of Public Health issues which will then be developed in more detail across the other five modules of this programme.
13 April 2018

Building public health capacity through a short course professional development programme: A guide

The School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) has been hosting continuing professional development short course programmes since its inception in 1992. In the past few years we have often been asked by colleagues in schools of public health and similar institutions, both in South Africa and in other parts of the continent, what it takes to set up and continue running such a large and sustained programme in an academic institution; why interest does not wane; and how we manage the focus, substance and logistics of this programme. This guide endeavours to respond to these questions – to assist those university colleagues who are considering the development of similar continuing professional development programmes in the health and related social sectors, both in South Africa and further afield.