Meet the Team
The WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre in South Africa is based at the Burden of Disease Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council, and enjoys good relations with the WHO Regional Office for Africa through Dr Benson Droti, who heads the Health Information Systems team at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, and members of this team. The current designation of the Collaborating Centre is in the process of being formalised by WHO (August 2021).
MSc DPhil
Chief Specialist Scientist, SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit and Co-Head of WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre
Prof Debbie Bradshaw
Co-Head
MSc(Eng) PhD
Specialist Scientist, SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit and Co-Head of WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre
Dr Lyn Hanmer
Co-Head
MBBS MScMedSc
Project Leader - SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit and WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre
Dr Oluwatoyin Awotiwon
Project Leader
MBChB MPH
Specialist Scientist, SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit
Dr Pamela Groenewald
Specialist Scientist
MPH PhD
Head of Division: Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town
Prof Soraya Maart
Head of Division
MBChB MSc MBA
Clinical Governance Initiative, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Warrick Sive
MB ChB MPhil DOM
Consultant, WHO-FIC Collaborating Centre in South Africa
Dr Stefanus Snyman
Consultant
MPH (Cluster Manager: Health Informatics, Epidemiology and Research, South African National Department of Health).
Ms Thulile Zondi
Cluster Manager, HIER, NDoH