About SU-CUGH 2022

The SU-CUGH Partnership

The 2022 SU-CUGH African Global Health Conference: Catalysing Global Health Innovations for Sustainable Development is being hosted by the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa, in partnership with Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) in the United States of America.  A leader in global health research, FMHS-SU has been a member of CUGH since 2016 and joined Columbia University (USA) and the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) in co-hosting the 2018 CUGH Conference held in New York City. 

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is one of 10 faculties at Stellenbosch University (SU).  Established in 1956, the FMHS has developed into one of the leading health sciences faculties in Africa.  It has a diverse student body of approximately 5,000 students enrolled in five undergraduate programmes and 80 postgraduate programmes.  

Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) is a membership organisation based in Washington, DC of over 170 academic institutions and other organisations from around the world engaged in addressing global health challenges.  Its mission is to support academic institutions and partners to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet through education, research, service, and advocacy.

Following the 2018 CUGH conference in New York City, these two partner institutions shared a vision to provide an international forum that invites global contributions while highlighting African initiatives and institutions.  The 2022 SU-CUGH African Global Health Conference: Catalysing Global Health Innovations for Sustainable Development will welcome trainees, early career and senior researchers and global health implementers from across the African continent and the globe to present and discuss research findings, develop and strengthen partnerships and networks, and pursue innovative approaches to tackling global health challenges.

Conference Format and Themes

The format of the 2022 SU-CUGH African Global Health Conference, Catalysing Global Health Innovations for Sustainable Development, is structured to maximise the opportunity for the sharing of research from across the African continent, and the world, relevant to global health.  The virtual component will be free of charge, held across four days and enable researchers unable to travel to South Africa to share their work and learn from others.  The in-person component will be held over 3 days at Protea Hotel Techno Park in Stellenbosch, South Africa.  The call for submissions requests oral paper, panel and poster presentations organised into 4 tracks.  The 4 tracks cover the diverse range of topics that encompass global health.  They are:

  • Track 1 – Implementation Science & Capacity-building
  • Track 2 – NCDs & Infectious Diseases
  • Track 3 – Human Rights & Equity
  • Track 4 – Environment & Climate Change

Details about these tracks and the Call for Submissions, can be found here.

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Committees

The 2022 SU-CUGH African Global Health Conference would not be possible without the valuable contributions of dedicated individuals across each of the committees. 

Executive Planning and Steering Committee

  • Prof Elmi Muller, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University
  • Prof Kathryn M Chu, Director, Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University
  • Prof Hester Klopper, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategy, and Internationalisation, Stellenbosch University
  • Hon. Dr Keith Martin, Executive Director, Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
  • Prof Nico C Gey van Pittius, Vice Dean, Research & Internationalisation, FMHS, Stellenbosch University
  • Prof Taryn Young, Executive Head, Department of Global Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University
  • Prof Rene English, Head, Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University
  • Prof Sarah Skeen, Co-Director, Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University
  • Ms Dalal Najjar, Deputy Director, CUGH
  • A Special Thanks to Prof Jimmy Volmink, Former Dean, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, who played an integral part of the initial proceedings of the EPSC

Academic Programme Committee

  • Dr James Alaro, Program Director, Center for Global Health at National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA
  • Prof Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Rwanda
  • Prof Moses Galukande, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
  • Prof Portia Jordan, Executive Head, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Judy Khanyola, Chair, Center for Nursing and Midwifery, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Rwanda
  • Prof Edward Kirumira, Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS); Extraordinary Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Kate Klein, Associate Director, Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern  University, USA
  • Prof Peter Nyasulu, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Dr Jackson Orem, Executive Director, Uganda Cancer Institute; Lecturer, Makerere University, Uganda
  • Prof Soraya Seedat, Executive Head, Department of Psychiatry, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Prof Vikash Sewram, Director, African Cancer Institute, Department of Global Health, FMHS, SU, South Africa
  • Hon Preeti Sudan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Emerging Leaders Committee

  • Dr Moleen Dzikiti, Senior Researcher, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Isabel Foster, Research and Policy Officer, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford.
  • Dr Xanthe Hunt, Consultant, World Health Organization; Senior Researcher Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Felicia Lim, PhD Candidate, McDonnell Lab, Department of Molecular Cancer Biology, Duke University, USA
  • Ms Faith Nawagi, Regional Representative, GEMx, AfreHealth
  • Mr Rawlance Ndejjo, Research Associate, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University, Uganda
  • Ms Silindile Ngcobo, PhD Candidate, Biomaterials, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT), South. Africa
  • Ms Thatohatsi Sefuthi, Senior Analyst, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), South Africa
  • Dr Hannah Simba, Postdoctoral Scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), France
  • Dr Ritika Tiwari, Lecturer, School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences (FEHHS), University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
  • Ms Grace Umutesi, PhD Candidate, Global Health-Implementation Science, University of Washington, USA

Sponsorships and Bursaries Committee

  • Dr Tania Brodovcky, Head, Research Capacity Development and Funding, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Dr Christina Laurenzi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Marguerite Marlow, Technical Research Lead at the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Mr Seth Mulli, Senior Manager, Allan Gray Makers, Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropy, South Africa
  • Dr Nyambura Mwagiru, Head, Tygerberg International Office, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Prof Juliet Nyasulu, Health Systems Technical Specialist and Senior Lecturer, Division of Health Systems and Public Health, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Dr Aaron Yarmoshuk, Global Engagement, Tygerberg International Office, FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa; Lecturer (Adjunct), University of Toronto, Canada 

Tygerberg International Secretariat

  • Dr Nyambura Mwagiru, Head, Tygerberg International TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Dr Dilshad Tung, International Initiatives Management, TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Tanya Abrahams, Partnerships and Customised Programme Development, TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
  • Ms Maurisha Solomons, Finance Officer & International Mobility, TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Nicky Blows, Conference Logistics & Support, TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Ms Amaal Orrie, General Administration: Logistics & Support
  • Ms Hajirah Cassiem, Marketing, Branding and Communications, TI-FMHS, Stellenbosch University

DPK – Virtual Facilitation and Website Team

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