In the endeavour to encourage and inspire more colleagues to have their research matter, the Department of Global Health has launched a webinar series showcasing stories of knowledge to action.
For queries, contact Ms Chanelle Windvogel on chaneller@sun.ac.za???.
?Bridging the gap in medication Access and Utilization to improve the quality of life and life expectancy in Africa through Pharmacoepidemiological Interventions.??
Date: 27 November 2024 | 13h00-14h00 
Venue: MS Teams??
? Dr Henry Fomundam
 Regional Director, Howard 中国体育彩票  Global Health Initiative
 
  
 
 
 | Henry Fomundam (PharmD, Certificate in Public Health) is a global health consultant and Associate Professor with over 30 years of experience in medicine regulation, pharmaceutical care, and academia across Africa and the USA.? ????????????????? | 
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?Addressing malnutrition in hospitalised adults: A South African perspective
Date: 14 November 2024 | 13h00-14h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
? Professor Renée Blaauw and Colleagues
 Therapeutic Nutrition coordinator? ?
 
  | Renée Blaauw (PhD, Nutritional Sciences) is a Professor in Therapeutic Nutrition at Stellenbosch 中国体育彩票, South Africa, and a registered dietitian with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.? ????????????????? | 
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Report on Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System
 
 
 
   Date: 17 October 2024 | 13h00-14h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
   
      
         
            
               ? Emeritus Associate Professor Lilian Dudley
 
               
                  Public Health Medicine Specialist 
               
                 
                
                    
                    
                
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                  Lilian Dudley (MBChB, MSc, FCPHM, PhD) is a Public Health Medicine Specialist, currently working as an independent public health and health systems consultant.??????????????? | 
         
      
   
  
   
Sustaining the polio free status in south Africa is everybody’s business: The SA Polio Eradication Initiatives
 
 
 
   Date: 12 September 2024 | 13h00-14h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
   
      
         
            
               ? Dr Simangele Mthethwa
 
               
                  Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist (WHO) 
               
                 
                
                    
                    
                
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                  Dr Simangele Mthethwa is a Medical Doctor and epidemiologist working for the World Health Organization (WHO), as the Vaccine Preventable Disease National Professional Officer (VPD-NPO) since 2022. ??????????????? | 
         
      
   
  
Understanding the Concerns and Challenges Against the NHI Act
 
 
 
   Date: 22 August 2024 | 14h00-15h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
   
      
         
            
               ? Mr Vishal Brijlal
 
               
                  Senior Director at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) 
               
                 
                
                    
                    
                
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                  Vishal Brijlal is an Economist who specialises in health policy, health financing and economics, public-private partnerships and health insurance, with over 25 years of experience advising national governments across 11 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. Vishal is currently a Senior Director at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).??????????????? | 
         
      
   
  
 
   
Health Sciences Training for Disability Inclusion: The Need to Engage with Emotion 
   
 
 
 
   Date: 13 June 2024 | 12h00-13h30 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
   
      
         
            
               ? Professor Brian Watermeyer
 
               
                  Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch 中国体育彩票 
               
                 
                
                    
                    
                
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                  Material aspects of disability inequality, such as access to quality services, housing and employment, are an urgent, worldwide concern. Less recognised though, are psychological layers of prejudice and discrimination, which play a significant role in cementing marginality. Against this backdrop, health practitioners can fill influential roles in shaping the self-identity and citizenship entitlement of people with disabilities. Yet, these professionals are, like the balance of society, socialised in environments where ableism is intrinsic, invisible, and unquestioned.??????????????? | 
         
      
   
  
   
“Doing what you can with what you have?"
How building resilient multidisciplinary teamscan help improve clinical outcomes even in times of scarcity.?
 
   Date: 15 May 2024 | 18h00-19h00 
Venue: ?Worcester Campus, 1 Durban Street, Auditorium & MS Teams?
 
 
    
       
          
             
               ? Dr Ben Gaunt 
                
                  Clinical Manager at Zithulele Hospital  
                
                
               
                   
                   
               
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                  Rural hospitals are among the most resource constrained of all our health environments. It constantly feels as if we are asked to do more with less – and to do it better! I don’t have “the answers”, or a stock of magic bullets to share out, but in this webinar I’ll share some thoughts from the 17 years I spent building a multi-disciplinary team at Zithulele Hospital in the Eastern Cape. I’ll focus on how shared values can help us maximise the outcomes for our patients, hopefully without sacrificing the health professionals, and offer some thoughts about what is and isn’t possible in the context of current scarcities.??????????????? |  
         
 
       
   
 
 
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Is it Time for a Child Development Revolution? 
   
 
   Date: 27 March 2024 | 15h00-16h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
    
       
          
             
               ? Benjamin Perks
  
                
                  Head of Campaigns and Advocacy in the Division of Global Communications and Advocacy at the United Nations Children’s Fund, based in New York  
                
                
               
                   
                   
               
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                  Given emerging evidence on the power of parenting programmes, parental leave, and early intervention to boost attachment and nurturing care and break costly intergenerational cycles of trauma, is it time for a Child Development Revolution in which every family gets a minimum package of development support? A discussion on the case for a child development revolution globally.??????????????? |  
         
 
       
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
The current state of healthcare in Gaza: experiences from the frontline
 
   Date: 6 March 2024 | 16h30-17h30 
Venue: Lecture Hall 2, First Floor Education Building, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 
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               ?Dr Edward Chu
  
                
                  Emergency Medicine Physician who recently worked in Gaza with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)   
                
                
               
                   Mr Alaa Hathleen 
                
                  Physiotherapist from Hebron, Palestine  
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                  This seminar contributes to a series of seminars hosted by Healthcare Workers for Palestine (HCW4P) throughout the month of March at various medical campuses across South Africa with the focus on sharing, learning, and discussing the current healthcare situation in Palestine.??????????????? |  
         
 
       
   
 
 
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Global Initiatives to Promote Adolescent Health and Well-being 
   
 
   Date: 8 February 2024 | 13h00-14h00 
Venue: MS Teams?
 
 
    
       
          
             
                 
               Professor David Ross  
                
                  Associate Editor of the Journal of Adolescent Health and is a consultant to the Child Health Initiative of the FIA Foundation  
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                  David grew up in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the UK. He is a clinically-trained epidemiologist doing research and training on adolescent health and well-being and is a “Professor Extra-ordinary” in Epidemiology and Public Health in the Institute for Life Course Health Research of Stellenbosch 中国体育彩票. ??????????????? |  
         
 
       
   
 
 
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