Why are poisons in our food production system normalised? Farm workers are in the sacrifice zone, but agrochemicals saturate our domestic environments too Join us online 22-23 March 2025 as we livestream the South African People's Tribunal on Agrotoxins: youtube.com/@SAPeoplesTrib…

Read more about our #HealthInContext student project on HIV prevention through strengthening community-based services - an especially important initiative with the current HIV funding cuts. Well done Team Vanguard! athlonenews.co.za/news/2025-03-1… UCT School of Public Health Ursula Cooper-Hunter

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The Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference 2025 kicked off yesterday in Boland! Prof. Leslie London and team led an interactive and insightful workshop on Conflict of Interest in Health Research. UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences

Congratulations to all our students who graduated last week. From UCT Division of Public Health Medicine, Marcia Vermeulen received her Masters in Public Health, Vanessa Mudaly graduated with her Masters in Medicine and Nisha Jacob was awarded her PhD. Halala! UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences UCT #UCTGrad2025

Super proud of our undergraduates presenting at #PHASA2025 🥳 Etandwa Guda presented undergraduate work done on the Groote Schuur Hospital Data Centre, supervised by Dr Shrikant Peters UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences

Congratulations to final year medical students, Dean Joao, Amira Botha and team, supervised by Dr Maria Jose, who presented at #phasa2025 on HPV knowledge, beliefs and vaccination promotion by school staff in Cape Town. UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences

.PHASA, we had an exhilarating discussion around community participation in decision making for health — why it matters and how bottom-up approaches work. Here’s what our speakers had to say 👇 #CommunityParticipation #Health4All #PeoplePower

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Support our #HealthInContext undergrads tomorrow at noon, as they present their research findings on HPV Knowledge, beliefs and vaccination promotion in Mitchell's Plain UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences In-person and MS Teams Meeting ID: 327 113 041 007 9 Passcode: aH24j3SJ

We are hiring a Research Officer or Senior Research Officer to join the CHASE-SA (Collaboration for Harm Reduction and Alcohol Safety in the Environment in Southern Africa) project. Apply by 08 June 2025 using this link - jobs.uct.ac.za/job/Cape-Town-…

We are seeking a PhD candidate with values rooted in social justice and an interest in public health to join the Collaboration for Harm Reduction and Alcohol Safety in the Environment (CHASE-SA) research team. Details below. Closing date 20 June 2025.

Congratulations to Dr Jessica Gammon who was awarded the Henry Gluckman Medal for excellence in the 2024 Fellowship exams and Dr Mehreen Hunter who passed the 2025 Fellowship exams for the College of Public Health Medicine South Africa! Halala! UCT School of Public Health

Fantastic presentation by final year medical students Dean, Amira, Mihle and Zoe, supervised by Dr Maria Jose at today's UCT School of Public Health Noon Meeting!

🥳Congratulations to medical student, Wanele Mthethwa and supervisors on their publication, "Decolonising undergraduate medical curricula through the integration of African traditional medicine and science" samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajhp… UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences

Join us on Monday 9 June for the launch of In a Rain of Dust by David Kinley, a powerful account of the decades-long asbestos mining tragedy in South Africa. RSVP: [email protected] #booklounge #ReadingCommunity #nonfiction

Congratulations to Team Langa UCT Health Sciences UCT School of Public Health on a fantastic #HealthInContext health promotion project Nisha Jacob vukaninews.co.za/news/2025-06-2…

Following the devastating deaths of children in Soweto due to food poisoning, our 4th year UCT School of Public Health students in Khayeltisha, led by Judith Mahlangu and Prof. Leslie London, explored the issue of food safety practices and food labels UCT Health Sciences Nisha Jacob