Join the Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, for a compelling and solutions-oriented dialogue at the intersection of law, medicine, and public health.
As non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, cardiovascular, and respiratory conditions continue to rise, this symposium seeks to explore medico-legal negligence, social accountability, and the pursuit of a health justice agenda.
This symposium seeks to explore medico-legal negligence, social accountability, and the pursuit of a health justice agenda.
Objectives
• Expose systemic failures and inequalities in NCD care and prevention.
• Examine medico-legal liability in public and private health systems.
• Enable interdisciplinary dialogue across health, law, policy, and advocacy.
• Explore no-fault compensation models and patient-centred reforms.
• Form a task team to shape a national NCD health justice framework.
Key Presenters
• Prof D Mathye – President, HPCSA
• Dr M Masike – Registrar, HPCSA
• Dr M Kwinda – CEO, Tshiamiso Trust
• Prof U Useh – Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, NWU
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RSVP by 14 October 2025 to: Mpho Merakeng
For enquiries, kindly contact: Mpho Morekane