Publication Archives - University of the Western Cape - School of Public Health

68th Annual General Meeting and 37th Annual Conference of the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP).

The School of Public Health attended the 68th Annual General Meeting and 37th Annual Conference of the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP). Represented by Prof Renier Coetzee and Dr Hazel Bradley, the School show cased their...

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Celebrating Excellence: 52 Graduates Honored at UWC School of Public Health

On the 14th of April 2025, the University of the Western Cape’s School of Public Health (SOPH) celebrated a remarkable milestone: the graduation of 52 students who have dedicated their academic journey to advancing public health and equity. Among them...

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UWC Academics Lead the Charge Against Aggressive Milk Formula Promotion

In a significant move to protect public health, academics from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are heading the fight against exploitative marketing practices, paving the way for a healthier future for all.

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SAAHIP conference

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the local conversations on Pharmaceutical Public Health

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29 September 2021

Adult food choices in association with the local retail food environment and food access in resource-poor communities: a scoping review protocol

Staff inolved: Samukelisiwe Sthokozisiwe Madlala, Jillian Hill, Ernesta Kunneke, Mieke Faber

11 August 2021

Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Staff invovled: Beth Engelbrecht, Lucy Gilson, Pierre Barker, Krish Vallabhjee, Gareth Kantor, Mike Budden, Anita Parbhoo, Uta Lehmann

11 August 2021

Child-centred food systems: Ensuring healthy diets for children

Staff inolved: Rina Swart, Maria van der Merwe, Mark Spires and Scott Drimie

11 August 2021

Practice of death surveillance and response for maternal, newborn and child health: a framework and application to a South African health district

Staff inolved: Fidele Mukinda, Asha George, Sara Van Belle, Helen Schneider

11 August 2021

Developing a district level supportive supervision framework for community health workers through co-production in South Africa

Staff inolved: Tumelo Assegaai, Helen Schneider and Vera Scott

11 August 2021

Democratic South Africa at 25 – a conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health

Staff inolved: Tanya Jacobs and Asha George

11 August 2021

Scoping review protocol of service delivery-related interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries

Staff inolved: Solange Mianda and Olamide Todowede and Helen Schneider

11 August 2021

Policy Adoption and the Implementation Woes of the Intersectoral First 1000 Days of Childhood Initiative, In the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Staff inolved: Ida Okeyo, Uta Lehmann, Helen Schneider

11 August 2021

Cape Town’s response to COVID-19 shows that another kind of society is possible

Staff inolved: Manya van Ryneveld, Eleanor Whyle, Leanne Brady