HSRC Integrated Annual Report 2018/2019

Prof. Tom has a rich background to his roles in South African higher education, public service, health system and social justice. With roots in the Eastern Cape, he studied and worked in various parts of the country and also has international experience. His undergraduate medical studies were undertaken at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and his postgraduate studies in Family Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand. He earned his Master of Science in Public Policy and Management at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. Prof. Tom has been focused on health and human rights for over thirty-five years. In 1994, he was honoured with the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights “in recognition of extraordinary personal dedication to improving the health of the disadvantaged in South Africa.” He retired as Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare at the end of 2016 after serving in that capacity for two terms. Prior to that he had been deeply involved with the transformation of the public service from 1994 to 2004. Prof. Tom has been deep in the heart of how South Africa’s commitment to social justice plays out in people’s daily lives. Post-retirement he is focusing on health and education through various organisations and entities as a board member. Amongst these are the Council on Higher Education (CHE), Tekano Health Equity South Africa, DG Murray Trust, Masibumbane Development Organisation and the Albertina Sisulu Executive Leadership Programme in Health. Prof. Zungu is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C-rated researcher in the discipline of Health Sciences, specialising in Occupational Health and Safety at the University of South Africa, College of Human Sciences, and Department of Health Studies. Her illustrious academic career spans more than 10 years in positions from lecturer (2005) to Associate Professorship (2009); and from full Professorship (2011) to Research Professorship (2016). Within the horizon of only one decade in academia, she has produced over 90 research outputs in the form of 45 articles in peer reviewed scientific local and international journals, 11 book chapters, six technical and policy reports, and over 30 papers presented at scientific meetings. In addition, she has assiduously supervised over 30 postgraduate students to graduation (22 master’s and 14 doctoral) within the discipline of Health Sciences. Through a Harvard University Scholarship and the University of South Africa (Unisa) Research Professor’s Funding, she was one of the 2017-2018 Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) fellows at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the University Council at Unisa (2017–2019) and also serves on the Technical Expert Panel for the Centre of Research Excellence at the Mine Health and Safety Council (2017–2020). Prof. Zungu currently serves on the Boards of the South African Medical Research Council (2016–2019), Human Sciences Research Council (2017–2021), the Examination Board for Texila American University (2017–2018), and as a member of the editorial board for the newly launched South African open access scientific journal, Family Medicine and Primary Health Care . H S R C B o a r d M e m b e r s Prof. Mvuyo Tom Chairperson Prof. Lindiwe Zungu HSRC INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 / 53