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This April 2026 webinar identifies pressing challenges such as rapid population growth, the nursing exodus, and the financial burden of medical-legal claims.
This November 2024 webinar showcases collaborative partnerships between communities, academics and health managers in KZN and the Western Cape, highlighting the value of "warm data" and tacit knowledge in strengthening the system.
This May 2025 webinar explores new approaches to leadership development via workplace-based learning and the evolving role of mentorship as a mutually enriching process for mentor and mentee.
This March 2025 webinar addresses the sudden and disruptive suspension of USAID and PEPFAR funding in South Africa. Speakers report on the immediate service impacts and job losses, while identifying strategic opportunities to transition toward local ownership and integrated, person-centred care.
This August 2024 webinar examines current monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes in the DHS, challenges and gaps, and alternative ways to strengthen M&E and support health system decision-making.
This July 2025 webinar explores how the South African DHS can move away from vertical programmes towards a focus on prevention, early intervention, and people-centred care.