SOPH UWC
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UWC's School of Public Health focuses on health policy & systems, social determinants of health and building a district-based public health system.
๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก To learn more about the programmes and application process, please view our flyer soph.uwc.ac.za/wp-content/uplโฆ
Vacancy: Faculty Of Community & Health | Sciences School of Public Health โ Senior Lecturer Closing date 30 /07/2025 Learn more ๐ soph.uwc.ac.za/news/faculty-oโฆ
๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ก: ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ร๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ This week, we revisit our paper spotlighting the ร๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐โฆ
Vacancy: Manager โ Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa Initiative @SOPHUWC & @pharmacy_UWC in partnership with @ITMantwerp are establishing a cutting-edge Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa Initiative. Apply by 8 August @HazelBradleyUWC @reniercoetzee soph.uwc.ac.za/news/manager-pโฆ
Measuring respectful maternal and newborn care in Nepal: Comparing linked observation and interview data- prospective cohort study, by Omkar Basnet, Emma Sacks, Mary V. Kinney, Ashish KC journals.plos.org/globalpublicheโฆ
USAID withdrawal and the erosion of development assistance for health: Considerations for health system leadership in LMICs, by Kabir Sheikh and Helen Schneider sciencedirect.com/science/articlโฆ
Mark your calendar! Join us on 31 July for the launch webinar of the Gender Transformation for Africa Supplement. x.com/genderhealthhuโฆ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ - ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต UNU-IIGH is delighted to co-host the launch webinar of a new supplement in theโฆ
The #BornTooSoon supplement anchors preterm birth ๐ถ as a key issue within the continuum of maternal & newborn care ๐คฐ๐งโ๐ผ, including the prevention of stillbirth & highlighting the importance of womenโs #SRHR. Read more: ๐ โฆtive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/supplโฆ @FIGOHQ @LSHTM @SOPHUWCโฆ
Journal special issue highlights IDRC-funded research on gender-transformative approaches to improve sexual, reproductive and maternal health in Africa idrc-crdi.ca/en/news/journaโฆ
Inadequate last-mile pharmaceutical waste management is a neglected threat to environmental and public health: a call to action gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/eโฆ
Invitation: Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Rina Swart RSVP by 25 July 2025 forms.gle/kjBMzJGjUjDBuGโฆ
New IDRC-GT4Africa Supplement sheds light on what it takes to operationalise gender transformative approaches to improve sexual reproductive and maternal health rights and services in Africa @IDRC_CRDI @UNU_IIGH @genderhealthhub soph.uwc.ac.za/news/new-idrc-โฆ
From Nepal to Cape Town: Reflections on a Journey of Legacy, Learning, and Inequality, by Simrin Kafle soph.uwc.ac.za/news/from-nepaโฆ
#ICYMI Webstory and Recording NOW AVAILABLE! ๐๐ Dive into the global launch of the new #BornTooSoon supplement which spotlights urgent priorities, lived experiences & global pivots to prevent preterm birth & improve outcomes for newborns & families. ๐ถ๐ฝโค๏ธ ๐บ Watch it today!๐โฆ
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ Shaped by colonial and patriarchal power structures, global health has consistently relied on exclusionary definitions of expertise and evidence that sideline Indigenousโฆ
Amidst escalating global poly-crises and exacerbated pushbacks against gender equality, recent advances in health equity are facing significant threats. In such context, UNU-IIGHโs "๐ผ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐: ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃโฆ
๐ฃ Meet some of the speakers for the global launch of the new #BornTooSoon Supplement! ๐๐ This interactive webinar will spotlight urgent priorities, lived experiences, & global pivots to prevent preterm birth & improve outcomes for newborns & families. ๐ถ๐ฝโค๏ธ ๐๏ธ 24 June ๐โฆ
Being an Alternative Caregiver: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma, by Erica Conibear, Bey Schmidt and Chanelle Mulopo tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10โฆ
NCDs can't be addressed in isolation from social, economic and commercial determinants of health Neoliberal economic policies have contributed to the rise of NCDs the world over. We need strong regulation of transnational corporations to protect health #WHA78 @WHO @mmi_updates