Mr Derrick Derrick Sekgala

DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
TELEPHONE: 021 466 8058
EMAIL: dsekgala@hsrc.ac.za

As PhD research intern and previously Masters research intern, in the Cape Town office of the Human and Social Development (HSD) Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), I have a successful track record of fundraising and publishing. For example I have secured the HSRC surplus finds of the amount of R123 660.00. Awarded the NRF travelling funds to the INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY 2018.Currently holding the collaboration for Evidence Based Healthcare and Public Health (CEBHA+) Doctoral Scholarship valued R400 000.00. I have publication record spans the authoring and co-authoring of five national and international conference presentations, two client reports and 9 (Nine) journal articles.

. I am involved in research projects running in the HSRC including: Body Size-Mental health and Inequalities (BMI), Teen momConnect study, NRF - BRICS MULTILATERAL JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATION and GBV survey and one external project: Ellisras Longitudinal Study (ELS),