When conflicting interests challenge relevance: History of the development of Public Health at Walter Sisulu University

Authors

  • S C Nomatshila School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa; Society and Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4130-0707
  • S A Mabunda School of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa; Global Centre for Human Resources for Health Intelligence, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3742
  • K Mfenyana Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
  • W W Chitha Institute for Clinical Governance and Healthcare Administration, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9444-9737

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3557

Keywords:

History, Public health, health promotion

Abstract

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2025-12-19

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Celebrating 40 years of the WSU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

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WSU Commentaries

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Nomatshila SC, Mabunda SA, Mfenyana K, Chitha WW. When conflicting interests challenge relevance: History of the development of Public Health at Walter Sisulu University. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Jan. 24];115(11b):e3557. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/3557

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