Navigating resources management at a district levelThis May 2024 webinar explores district-level resource management, with a focus on the financial management capacities required within the DHS. Speakers share their work in resource management and the skills required to function effectively in financial management roles while a...FIND OUT MORERisk Communication in Pharmacovigilance: Lessons from Vaccine Safety Communication in a Complex Information EnvironmentThe Centre of Excellence, will lead initiatives to strengthen pharmacovigilance activities in South Africa and more broadly in the Southern African Region.FIND OUT MORESchool of Public Health highlights the importance of trauma-informed research and community health worker well-being at Global Mental Health SymposiumThree SoPH scholars presented at the World Universities Network Global Mental Health Symposium at the University of Cape Town FIND OUT MORESchool Of Public Health Hosts UWC Rector and Vice-Chancellor: Prof Robert Balfour to a walk-aboutThe School of Public Health was highly honoured to host the Rector and Vice Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape on a walk-about.FIND OUT MORE
The Centre of Excellence, will lead initiatives to strengthen pharmacovigilance activities in South Africa and more broadly in the Southern African Region.
The Food Environment Research group (a collective from Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, School of Public Health and the DSI/NRF Center of Excellence in Food Security) at the University of the Western Cape under the leadership of Prof Rina Swart is seeking Post-doctoral Research Fellows to work on projects related to the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP), Indigenous and Neglected Crops (INC) and/or Nutrition Surveillance.
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At the 2026 ISoP Africa Chapter Meeting, held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 18 – 21 May 2026, Dr Nicolas Praet and Dr Ebenezer Wiafe delivered two podium presentations on strengthening the pharmacovigilance ecosystem in Africa through CEPSA’s initiatives.
At 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.