South African collaboration for health equality
In 2015, Forte initiated a bilateral cooperation with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). In February 2016, our first joint call for proposals closed for collaborative projects on inequalities in health and health systems. On this page, you can find information about the funded projects. They run between 2017 and 2019.
Funded projects
Intersections of rurality and gender in relation to violence against girls and young women: an urgent matter in relation to health inequalities in South Africa and Sweden
Project leaders:
Katja Gillander Gådin, Mid Sweden University
Relebohile Moletsane, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Funding: SEK 2 130 000
Resolving the role of healthcare system factors for care gaps in adolescents with complex chronic conditions: An international, multilevel study
Project leaders:
Philip Moons, University of Gothenburg
Bongani Mayosi, University of Cape Town
Funding: SEK 2 130 000
A study of the feasibility of the introduction of a Swedish HPV test for the management and prevention of cervical disease in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Project leaders:
Ulf Gyllensten, Uppsala University
Anna-Lise Williamson, University of Cape Town and National Health Laboratory Service
Funding: SEK 2 130 000
Re-engineering the health system for South African traditional healthcare
Project leaders:
Torkel Falkenberg, Karolinska Institutet
Renée Street, South African Medical Research Council
Funding: SEK 2 037 500
EHR4SA – An evaluation of how the South African eHealth strategy can be supported through the use of Electronic Health Record System
Project leaders:
Sabine Koch, Karolinska Institutet
Liezel Cilliers, University of Fort Hare
Funding: SEK 1 946 800
Institutional collaboration to improve accessibility and uptake of sexual and reproductive health services, HIV prevention and treatment, among men
Project leaders:
Anna Mia Ekström, Karolinska Institutet
Linda-Gail Bekker, The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Funding: SEK 2 084 000
Evaluation of mobile health technologies utilized for rural healthcare workers in South Africa and Sweden
Project leaders:
Maria Hägglund, Uppsala university
Margret Ramukumba, University of South Africa
Funding: SEK 780 000
Body size, Mental health, and Inequality: A life course perspective (BMI)
Project leaders:
Ilona Koupil, Stockholm University
Zandile Mchiza, Whadi-ah Parker; Human Sciences Research Council
Funding: SEK 780 000
Strengthening Health Systems for Maternal Care in Limpopo Province: A Multisectorial Approach
Project leaders:
Vanja Berggren, Lund University
Linda Skaal, University of Limpopo
Funding: SEK 780 000
A One Health Systems and Policy Approach to Antibiotic Resistance Containment: Coordination, Accountability, Resourcing, Regulation and Ownership
Project leaders:
Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Karolinska Institutet
Sabiha Yusuf Essack, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Funding: SEK 780 000
Mentoring as a method to promote women´s health and empowering women in the context of HIV-prevention and unequal gender relations
Project leaders:
Mona Eliasson, Uppsala University
Mathabo Khau, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Funding: SEK 780 000
