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

Centre of Excellence for Strengthening Health Products Safety Monitoring across Southern African countries (2 posts)

The School of Public Health and School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium are establishing a cutting-edge Centre of Excellence (CoE).

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Toward an ethics of epistemic justice: Research on health disparities related to sexual orientation, gender identity in restrictive settings

The School of Public Health and Women’s and Gender Studies, UWC Jointly invite you to a seminar

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The Hidden Dangers of Improper Medication Disposal

The holiday season is approaching and clearing out cupboards and wardrobes is often part of the to-do-list for many. However, many South Africans are unaware of how to dispose of expired or surplus medication properly and are likely to flush...

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The University of the Western Cape SOPH hosts delegates The Federal University of Pernambuco

In the month of October, UWC hosted visiting academics from The Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil – Prof Ana Vieira, Dr. Gustavo Gomes, and Prof. Flavia Clemente.

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1 December 2023

SPaRCS Strengthening Clinical Trials Oversight Workshop

The SPARCS Project hosted a workshop to support increased collaboration and networking between national regulatory authorities (NRAs) and national ethical committees (NECs) on the regulation of clinical trials in Southern Africa and identify priority areas for a framework for effective clinical trial oversight in the region.

1 December 2023

SPaRCS Pharmacovigilance Systems Strengthening Workshop

The SPaRCS Project hosted a Pharmacovigilance (PV) Systems Strengthening Workshop, 9-11 July 2023 in Windhoek, Namibia. The workshop marked the final in a series of capacity strengthening and mutual learning workshops in the Pharmacovigilance Systems Strengthening thematic area, and was attended by fifteen participants from seven countries (Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and Belgium)

14 July 2023

Workshop Series on Strengthening Pharmacovigilance Systems

In 2021 the SPARCS Project held a series of three virtual workshops aimed at strengthening the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Systems in the four countries in Southern Africa, based on an assessment of needs. by Star Khoza, Carnita Ernest and Hazel Bradley

11 July 2023

SPaRCS presented its first in-person pilot training to community health workers

Since late 2021 the SPARCS Project has been developing a pilot training for Community Health Workers (CHWs) on Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance

29 March 2022

SPaRCS team meet in Cape Town

After almost 2 years working together, the SPaRCS team finally met for our first in-person meeting in Cape Town in March 2022

13 May 2021

Webinar: Pharmacovigilance and clinical trials oversight in sub-Saharan Africa in the era of COVID-19

Webinar Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 14:00-15:30 South African Standard Time. Keynote speaker: Dr Helen Ndagije (Director: Product Safety, National Drug Authority, Uganda)