Hands-On Capacity Building to Empower a New Generation of Pharmacovigilance ExpertsAt the 5th Annual Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology in Africa, held in Accra, Ghana, from 20 – 22 April 2026, Dr Nicolas Praet delivered a podium presentation on the capacity-building activities of CEPSA.FIND OUT MOREClimate Change and Health - For Frontline Healthcare WorkersPractical -in Person short course Application deadline: 8th MayFIND OUT MORECEPSA Newsletter - March 2026The Centre of Excellence For Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa (CEPSA) is pleased to share its second quarterly newsletter.FIND OUT MOREStrengthening Pharmaceutical Systems in Africa - 2026 Modules (July to November)Pharmaceutical systems are central to resilient health systems and equitable access to care. The Pharmaceutical Public Health programme at the University of the Western Cape equips professionals with practical policy, management, and rational medicines use competencies to address priority public...FIND OUT MORE
“South Africa’s public health system faces a number of challenges - and we need leaders to solve them, not just managers. That’s one of the lessons COVID-19 has helped drive home - and it’s one we all need to learn.”
Mr Siraaj Adams received the 2019 Jakes Gerwel Award! Siraaj delivered a lecture entitled “Transforming Public Health using Digital Health, the journey so far...”.
The 2018 recipient of the Jakes Gerwel Award was Dr Amir Aman Hagos, now the Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia who graduated with an MPH in 2013.