Applications for the SOPH Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health and the Master of Public Health programmes are now open.
19 June 2024
SOPH, UWC hosted the second peer-to-peer GRIPP learning event
19 July 2024
A lecture by Dr Anita Parbhoo, the 2024 Jakes Gerwel Award recipient.
This award honours graduates of the UWC School of Public Health, who have through their work made an impact on public health through professional or academic leadership and innovation.
Presentation title:
“It takes a village to raise a child”
Date: Wednesday, 24th July
Venue: 1A School of Public Health, UWC
Time: 17h30
Event streamed on YouTube:
Dr Anita Naginlal Parbhoo is the Chief Executive Officer at the iconic Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. She also holds the role of Chief Director in the Department of Health and Wellness, Western Cape Government.
Anita trained as a medical doctor at the University of Cape Town and holds a Master of Public Health from the University of the Western Cape. She has been working to manage and improve services in Child Health at Red Cross Children’s Hospital since 2008. Using the experiences from her own leadership development journey, she hopes to inspire others working in global health. While being especially interested in child health, she is passionate about organisational culture, staff morale and finding innovative ways of working to promote synergy in the workplace while ensuring the highest quality patient care.