Department of Global Health

Divisions, Centres & Institutes

Centres

Centre for Disability & Rehabilitation Studies

The Centre for Disability & Rehabilitation Studies, led by Prof Gubela Mji, is uniquely positioned as an interdisciplinary network of researchers from across various disciplines offering comprehensive interprofessional and intersectoral disability and rehabilitation-related programmes and research. Its vision is to enable excellence in transforming Disability and Rehabilitation studies through teaching, research and social engagement. The Centre strongly advocate for an understanding of disability and rehabilitation as a social justice issue through its postgraduate programmatic offerings. The Centre for Rehabilitation Studies also plays a supportive role in promoting disability-inclusive practices and in curricula development to ensure integration of disability and rehabilitation in other Divisions, Departments, Faculties and Services within Stellenbosch University, across the African continent and beyond.

Institutes

Africa Cancer Institute

The African Cancer Institute (ACI) is a coordinating and directive institution for research and training in the field of cancer within Stellenbosch University. Through its programs, the ACI is striving to build capacity in South Africa and the African Continent by providing cancer education and training, and undertaking national and international collaborative research.

Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR)

The Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR), led by Prof Mark Tomlinson and Dr Sarah Skeen, is a transdisciplinary entity that conducts research into infant, child, adolescent, maternal and family well-being, health and development in low resource communities. ILCHR works throughout South Africa, and implements, manages and evaluates projects across Africa and South Asia. The Institute works extensively with international agencies such as the World Health Organisation and UNICEF in order to foster health across the life course globally. As such, ILCHR aims to be a centre of excellence in child and adolescent health research, and provide a platform that links Stellenbosch University and the FMHS to the broader health promotion research community in South Africa and globally.

Divisions

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

The Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, led by Prof Taryn Young, implements dedicated initiatives to increase knowledge and application of modern epidemiological and biostatistical techniques among undergraduate and postgraduate students, healthcare professionals and researchers to increase the quality and output of research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. We conduct and support relevant systematic reviews and primary research related to evidence-informed health care, conduct methodological research in epidemiology, biostatistics, evidence-based health care and knowledge translation to address unique challenges that may arise, and provide biostatistical collaboration.

Division of Health Systems and Public Health

The Division of Health Systems and Public Health, led by Prof Rene English, the Division of Health Systems and Public Health is a multidisciplinary entity that aims to provide a shared academic and service platform for public health and occupational medicine, as well as health systems and services research and development. The core activities of the Division are teaching, research and community engagement. It aims to produce skilled teachers, researchers, practitioners, health care professionals and decision-makers who are able to apply their acquired knowledge and skills in their daily practice. The Division delivers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on a full- and part-time basis.