Reflections on Public Health in South Africa, 1993–2002
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چکیده
N ews of the completion of the new Wits School of Public Health (WSPH) building reminded me of the dream that so many of us had when the School was founded just over a decade ago. At the time I wrote: ‘The year 2001 will be remembered as the year in which the Wits School of Public Health was established. This event marks a defining moment in the development of Public Health at Wits. The establishment of the school has over a short period of a few months brought a new dimension to the way in which we function. No longer can Public Health be regarded as the Cinderella of health sciences at Wits . . . the School has demonstrated its academic worthiness.’ The new building serves to reinforce this notion. The establishment of the School did not happen without opposition from within the Faculty of Health Sciences and the university. Similarly, finding a building suitable for the rapidly expanding School of Public Health did not happen without a struggle. Initial efforts led to the university architects drawing up plans for a multi-story School of Public Health building near the entrance of the Medical School. However, the university did not see its way clear to supporting such an undertaking and the plans were shelved. Efforts to acquire premises on Oxford Road, which members of staff inspected and liked, were similarly not supported by the university. It is for this reason, amongst others, that it is such a tremendous privilege to see the new building finally a reality indeed a dream come true.
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013