Awards and Achievements
Awards and prizes – 2006 to 2012
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Year |
Name |
Award/Achievement |
| 2014 | Prof Laetitia Rispel | Academic Citizenship Award |
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2012 |
Dr Gill Nelson and Dr Andrew Swanepoel |
Editors of Occupational Health Southern Africa |
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2012 |
Prof Laetitia Rispel |
Invited on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Health Policy |
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2012 |
Dr Nicola Christofides |
Achieved her PhD in Behavioural Sciences and Health Education from Emory University, USA, for her dissertation: “Adolescent Pregnancy: risk Factors and Consequences – a Longitudinal Study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.” |
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2012 |
Dr Duane Blaauw |
Was awarded the ‘Best Oral Presentation’ in the Education, Policy and Systems theme at the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Postgrad Expo for his paper: “A prospective cohort study to investigate the job choices of professional nurses in SA.” |
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2012 |
Dr Pieter de Jager |
Was awarded the ‘Best Student Oral Presentation’ in the Education, Policy and Systems theme at the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Postgrad Expo. His presentation was entitled: “Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Conventional and Liquid Based Cytology in South Africa: A laboratory service provider perspective.” |
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2012 |
Dr Mazvita Sengayi |
Was awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. The title of her research report was “Predictors of loss to follow-up in children receiving antiretroviral treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa.” |
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2012 |
Dr Mazvita Sengayi Greer van Zyl |
Recipients of the Prestigious Postgraduate Degree Award presented annually in recognition of a range of postgraduate degrees which include research as part of the degree. The degree is assess on a number of criteria and are submitted through the nomination of a supervisor. The award takes the form of a medal and certificate for the achievement of the most prestigious postgraduate degree. |
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2011 |
Prof Rachel Jewkes |
Was awarded an A-rating from the National Research Foundation. Prof Jewkes is an honorary professor in the School of Public Health and a public health specialist focusing on gender inequity and gender-based violence and health. She is the director of the Medical Research Council’s Gender and Health Research Unit. |
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2011 |
Professor Shan Naidoo |
Elected as a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FFPH) through distinction. |
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2011 |
Professor Laetitia Rispel |
Was inaugurated in the Nurse Researchers Hall of Fame under the auspices of FUNDISA (Forum of University Nursing deans in South Africa). Her citation reads: Between 1988 and 1996, Professor Rispel pioneered a body of policy and health systems research on nursing, including the role of the nurse as an agent of change, nurses’ role in policy and nurses attitudes to different kinds of organisations. |
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2011 |
Professor Sharon Fonn & Associate Professor Kathleen Kahn |
Won the Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Citizenship Team Award for their work in CARTA. Recognised that individual African universities and countries lack the requisite human, financial and infrastructural capacity to single-handedly develop globally-competitive doctoral programmes, they worked together with colleagues in Africa to set up the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). This is a southern-led, but north-south collaboration to rebuild and strengthen the capacity of African universities to produce locally well-trained and skilled researchers. |
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2010 |
Dr Elizabeth Kimani |
Was the recipient of the Postgraduate Award for the most prestigious PhD thesis for 2010 in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her thesis was entitled “Exploring the paradox: Double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa”, investigating the double burden of under-and over-nutrition in a poor, high HIV-prevalent, transitional setting – the Agincourt sub-district, rural South Africa. |
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2010 |
Professor Sharon Fonn |
Elected Vice President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA), and Deputy Director of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). |
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2010 |
Mr Tonderai Mabuto |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. The title of his research report was “Comparison of virologic outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents and pre-adolescents on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Soweto, South Africa.” |
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2010 |
Dr Maphefo Thekiso |
Won the Colgate Community Based Research Competition at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference held in September. |
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2010 |
Dr Maphefo Thekiso |
Won the free standing poster competition at the 13th Gauteng Department of Health Prakash Vallabh Primary Health Care Research Conference 2010. |
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2010 |
Dr Geraldine Timothy |
Won the prize for best oral presentation in the academic category at the 13th Gauteng Department of Health Prakash Vallabh primary Health Care Research Conference 2010. She presented the work she did on the 1st 100 cases of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 in South Africa. |
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2010 |
MRC/Agincourt/LINC Team |
Won the Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Citizenship Award to further develop the teaching and citizenship work within the unit. |
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2009 |
Mr Pedro Aide |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence, His research report using data from Mozambique was awarded a distinction. |
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2009 |
Prof Shan Naidoo |
Progrund Medal Award for his contribution to transformation. |
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2009 |
Mr Peter Nyasulu |
School Research Day: Best Oral Presentation (Senior) entitled 'Potential predictors of death in children with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in South Africa, 2003-2005. |
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2009 |
Dr Geraldine Timothy |
School Research Day: Best Oral Presentation (Junior) entitled 'An evaluation of laboratory services utilization and practices at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. |
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2009 |
Dr Nisha Naicker |
School research Day: Best Poster Presentation entitled 'Prenatal and adolescent blood lead levels in South Africa: Child, maternal and household risk factors in the Birth to Twenty Cohort'. |
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2008 |
Dr Paul Pronyk |
Was a joint winner of the Faculty Research Prize for his paper entitled: Effect of a structural intervention of the prevention of intimate partner violence and HIV in rural South Africa. Oct 2006. The Lancet 368:1973-1983. |
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2007 |
Dr Quyen L Duong |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2007 |
Mrs Colleen Cronk |
Won the Faculty exceptional service excellence medal in recognition of her contribution to the School of Public Health and the faculty of Health Sciences |
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2007 |
Dr Leena Thomas |
Won 1st prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her oral presentation. Title: Costing of HIV/AIDS services at a tertiary hospital in Gauteng province. |
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2007 |
Dr Elvira Singh |
Won 2nd prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her oral presentation. Title: A review of prevailing literature on MDR-TB. |
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2007 |
Dr Ziyanda Vundle |
Won 3rd prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her oral presentation. Title: Systematic review of the PMTCT programme in Gauteng province. |
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2007 |
Dr Andre Rose |
Won 3rd prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for his oral presentation. Title: The evaluation of maternal health in the Johannesburg Health District. |
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2007 |
Dr Elvira Singh |
Won 1st prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her poster presentation. Title: A review of patients seen at the Gynaecological Outpatients Department of Johannesburg Hospital. |
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2007 |
Dr Wassila Jassat |
Won 2nd prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her poster presentation. Title: An evaluation of the performance of a public private partnership (PPP) involving outsourced clinical services. |
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2007 |
Dr Geraldine Timothy |
Won 3rd prize at the 10th Prakash Vallabh Research Conference of the GDOH for her poster. Title: Evaluation of Johannesburg Hospital outpatient department. |
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2007 |
Dr Mary Kawonga |
Won one of the prestigious L’Oréal South Africa 2007 Fellowships for Women in Science awards for the category: ‘gender responsive research that impacts on the lives of girls and women in South Africa’. This is a post-graduate fellowship for women scientists who show professional promise in innovative areas of research and recognises outstanding ability and promise in research. It is supported by the South African Initiative, National Commission for UNESCO and the Department of Science and Technology. |
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2007 |
Ms Marlise Richter |
Won the Discovery Institute Clinical Excellence Award for a poster presentation by a South African Clinician/Practitioner at the 2007 – 3rd South African AIDS Conference 2007 held in Durban in May. The title of her poster was: Unravelling gender and Anti-retroviral Adherence: Signs and Sounds from Africa. |
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2007 |
Dr Ruxana Jina |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2006 |
Professor Mary Ross |
Elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |
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2006 |
Professor Mary Ross |
Received the Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and made a founding Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. |
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2006 |
Professor Mary Ross |
Received the Fellowship of the College of Public Health Medicine (Occupational Medicine) by peer review. |
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2006 |
Dr Shobna Chauhan |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2006 |
GEMP III students/Group 2C |
Awarded 3rd prize for their presentation in the Academic Research category at the Annual GPG Prakash Vallabh Research Conference which is an annual conference run by the Gauteng Health Department. The topic presented was “Determination of the average queuing time of patients attending outpatient pharmacies at the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital”. |
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2006 |
Professor Mary Edginton |
Received a “Service Excellence” award for the work done in establishing and managing the TB Care Centre and in promoting better management of TB at Baragwanath Hospital. The award was a framed certificate and a book. |
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2006 |
Dr Kathy Kahn |
Best Oral Presentation under category Chronic Illness & Diseases of Lifestyle at Faculty Research Day. Awarded FRC Travel Grant valued at R25000.Topic: “Mortality trends in a new South Africa (Agincourt 1992-2003): Hard to make a fresh start”. |
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2006 |
Dr Duane Blaauw |
Best Oral Presentation under category Health Systems and Health Services at Faculty Research Day. Awarded FRC Travel Grant valued at R25000.Topic: “Job characteristics affecting where maternal health nurses choose to work: a discreet choice experiment”. |
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2006 |
Dr Leegale Adonis |
Roche Young Researchers award under category Health Systems and Health Services at Faculty Research Day. Awarded Roche Young Researcher award of R5000. |
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2005 |
Professor Sharon Fonn |
Distinguished Scientist Award for contributing to the quality of life of women. Awarded by Department of Science and Technology. |
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2005 |
Professor Sharon Fonn |
Guest speaker at 10th International Women and Health Meeting in New Delhi, India. |
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2005 |
Dr Jeff Yengopal |
Awarded the Cochrane Child Health Field Bursary. He spent a month at the University of Manchester working on is Cochrane Systematic Review entitled “Dental fillings for the treatment of Early Childhood Caries”. |
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2005 |
Dr Simon Nemutandani |
Won the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) postgraduate prize for the best paper on Community Dentistry at the 1st Inaugural meeting of Africa and Middle East in Kuwait. |
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2005 |
Mrs Colleen Cronk |
Nominated for RW Charlton Award for Service Excellence. |
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2005 |
Ms Dudu Dlamini |
Awarded INDEPTH Young Scientist Award, covering full-travel, accommodation and conference costs to the INDEPTH Scientific and Annual General Meeting in Durban |
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2005 |
Dr Kathy Kahn & Professor Stephen Tollman |
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) Guest Researcher Awards. Based at Epidemiology and Public health Sciences, Umea University, Sweden |
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2005 |
Professor Clifford Odimegwu |
Elected Vice-President of the Population Association of Southern Africa (PASA) |
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2005 |
Professor Stephen Tollman |
Re-elected Chair, INDEPTH Board of Trustees |
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2005 |
Professor Shan Naidoo |
Elected President of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) |
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2005 |
Dr Leegale Adonis |
Nominated Chair of the Public Health Medicine Registrars Association of South Africa |
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2005 |
Dr Roxy Jina |
Elected an executive member of PHASA |
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2005 |
Dr Stephen Mickenautsch |
3rd prize for most innovative business plan 2004, National Innovation Competition via University of the Witwatersrand Enterprise and Research Office |
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2004 |
Professor Mike Rudolph |
Awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Academic Citizenship (Individual) |
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2004 |
Dr Ahmed Bhayat |
Won the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) postgraduate prize. His paper was entitled “Patient’s perceptions of denture services in Public Oral Health facilities in Johannesburg” |
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2004 |
Dr Leena Thomas |
Awarded a prize for the Best Oral Presentation at the 2004 Prakash Vallabh Research Conference which is an annual conference run by the Gauteng Health Department. The topic presented was “Levels of Occupational Stress in Doctors in a Public Sector Hospital”. |
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2004 |
Professor Mary Edginton |
The TB Care Centre received 1st prize for the hospital section of the regional service excellence competition in Gauteng. They were given a trophy and certificate of R3000. |
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2004 |
Dr Datonye Okechukwu Douglas |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2004 |
Public Oral Health |
Launch of new Mobile Unit. Unit was awarded 3rd prize in an Innovative Technology Competition at Wits |
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2004 |
Dr Roxy Jina |
Obtained a fellowship to attend the Salzburg seminar entitled Multicultural Health. The seminar had an international audience with key note speakers from the World health Organisation, the World Bank and the School of Public health of the University of Sao Paulo. |
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2003 |
Mr Andrew Swanepoel |
SAIOH Award – Occupational Hygiene Student of the Year. |
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2003 |
Dr Jane Goudge |
Awarded Medical Research Council grant for Analysis of Kwa-Zulu Natal Income dynamics survey. Secondary data analysis to examine the extent to which social resources and vulnerability affects a households decision to seek care. |
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2003 |
Ms Busisiwe Nyantumbu |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2003 |
Dr Zuko Dwane |
Won the prize for the best oral presentation at the Public Health Conference in Durban. The paper was entitled “The Prevalence of Silicosis and Tuberculosis in a Foundry”. |
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2002 |
Dr Leena Thomas |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2001 |
Dr Paul Pronyk |
Commonwealth Scholarship for doctoral studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. |
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2001 |
Dr Tolulola Taiwo |
Awarded the William Harding le Riche Medal, established in 1983, to a postgraduate student in the SPH for a research project in Epidemiology on grounds of excellence. |
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2001 |
Mrs Estelle Strelec |
Nominated for meritorious service excellence award for support staff. |