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The 18th World Congress on Public Health opens this Sunday 6 Sept in Cape Town and the School of Public Health is showin...
04/09/2026

The 18th World Congress on Public Health opens this Sunday 6 Sept in Cape Town and the School of Public Health is showing up in full force.

🗓️ From 6-9 September, over 55 oral presentations, panels, workshops, and poster sessions from our staff, postgraduate students, and collaborators will take the stage at .

Swipe through the slides for our complete Sunday to Wednesday daily programme, spotlighting critical research across:
- Environmental & Occupational Health: Community pesticide exposures, child health risks, mining health interventions, and chemical safety policy.
- Health Systems & Governance: NHI benefit package design, community-led accountability, health equity, and pandemic preparedness.
- Equity & Marginalised Populations: Transgender mental health, adolescent sexual health, and community-engaged research ethics.
- Infectious Disease & Vaccination: Real-world vaccine economics, paediatric immunisation, antenatal TB, and HIV prevention strategies.
- Digital Health & Data Innovation: Utilising administrative data and AI for community disease profiles (C-SHARP).

📍 Heading to the CTICC? Bookmark these daily guides, tag your colleagues, and join our sessions to connect with the teams driving this work.

Which track will you be following closely? Let us know in the comments.









UCT Occupational Medicine Division to host first IFISH Conference in Africa: Bridging Continents, Sharing Solutions - Ad...
25/08/2026

UCT Occupational Medicine Division to host first IFISH Conference in Africa: Bridging Continents, Sharing Solutions - Advancing Safety and Health from Catch to Processing, 30 March to 3 April 2027. www.ifishconference.org to submit your abstract by 30 Sept 2026

IFISH 7 is designed as a fully in-person event. The program has been structured to maximize interaction, engagement and knowledge exchange through interactive workshops, round-table discussions, panel sessions and networking opportunities. The theme of IFISH 7 will be ‘Bridging Continents, Sharing...

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