Verona Mathews specialises in health informatics, Health Information Systems and Health data analytics. Special thematic interests include health information systems and human resource information system focussing on data collection, analysis, and utilization for decision-making.
Verona Mathews joined the SOPH in 1999 and performed several roles in the academic programme and teaching course modules in both the Diploma and Masters of Public Health.
Verona’s research interests’ traverses disease specific areas as she focusses on the utilization of information for decision making and capacitating health workers to produce, analyse and use information for effective decision making in the health sector. Her overall approach to research is health system strengthening.
She served on the advisory board for the National Ministerial Committee and appointed as the Technical Lead for the National Ministerial Task Team on Information Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Innovation. She performed a pivotal role in the development of the 2030 Human Resources for Health Strategy: Investing in the Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage – Technical Lead Goal 2: Institutionalise data-driven and research-informed health workforce policy, planning, management and investment (2020).
She is one of the Editors for Springer Nature for the Public Health section.
Awards and NRF rating
- 6th Annual Research Symposium – 2019 – Outstanding presentation by an emerging researcher
- UWC Research Recognition Awards – 2023 – Nominated for Most Master Student Graduated in 2022
