UWC School of Public Health

Strong showing by UWC School of Public Health academics, alumni, and students at the 26th International AIDS Conference, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 26 to 31 July 2026.

👏 A warm welcome to our incredible scholars!

Representing 93 countries, these 700+ researchers, healthcare professionals, advocates, journalists and community leaders are here to learn, collaborate and share ideas that will help strengthen the global HIV response.

We are proud to have them join us, and we can't wait to see the lasting impact of their work! 🤝

SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change https://issuu.com/849269/docs/uwc_sarchi_chairs_2026_edition?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ
Find out more on the SOPH website https://soph.uwc.ac.za/research-publications/sarchi-chair-in-health-systems-complexity-and-social-change/

SARChI Chair in Health Systems Governance https://issuu.com/849269/docs/uwc_sarchi_chairs_2026_edition?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ
Find out more on the SOPH website https://soph.uwc.ac.za/research-publications/sarchi-chair-in-health-systems-governance/

With 31 SARChI Chairs, the University of the Western Cape is building research capacity, advancing specialised expertise and contributing knowledge that can shape South Africa and beyond. Meet the researchers behind this work and discover the breadth of UWC’s research excellence in the 2026 SARChI Chairs booklet: https://bit.ly/UWC-SARCHi-Chairs-2026

🚨 **Happening Today!** 🚨

This World Breastfeeding Week, join HEALA for our Nourished Truth webinar as we unpack how the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry undermines breastfeeding, and what healthcare workers can do to protect infants from inappropriate commercial influence. 👶🍼

Healthy starts begin with protecting breastfeeding and putting children's health before commercial interests.

🗓 Today | 5 August 2026
🕒 15:00 – 16:30 (SAST)
🎓 1 Ethics CPD point available for full attendance

Our expert panel includes:
• Prof Tanya Doherty (SAMRC)
• Dr Catharine Pereira-Kotze (SAMRC)
• Gilbert Tsh*taudzi (UNICEF South Africa)
• Dr Asafika Mbangata (RuDASA)
• Angelika Grimbeek (HEALA)
• Zukiswa Zimela (HEALA)

👉 There's still time to register: https://bit.ly/4fv86fK

Please share with colleagues and healthcare professionals who shouldn't miss this conversation.

Why pharmacovigilance matters- a timely read from Renier Coetzee and Lara van Niekerk

When medicines are made outside the factory: Why pharmacovigilance matters more than ever A high-profile court case has thrust the legalities of compounding medicines in South Africa into the spotlight. Behind the immediate legal issues, hide a series of unresolved questions about how we should ensure that compounded medicines used in South Africa are safe, argue Professor Renier Coetzee...

A consultation on understanding and addressing workplace violence in the health sector was held at UWC School of Public Health on 20 July. The consultation brought together stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of workplace violence against health workers, its gendered dimensions, and its complex drivers; review and refine ongoing workplace violence policy analysis; increase awareness of initiatives addressing workplace violence and its drivers by learning from ongoing interventions; and identify opportunities to foster new relationships and strengthen collaborative responses to workplace violence.

📢 Africa Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems & Facilities Course is now open!
https://lnkd.in/d_y37w99