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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Research Translation
Through Arts and Science
Golden Key International Honour Society: PACER
Director, Prof Phaswana-Mafuya delivered a welcome
address to New Members in the Society, University
of Western Cape, 2024.

Webinars: PACER Director delivered a talk entitled
Country ownership and sustainable programming of
the HIV response in South Africa: A scoping review
at a webinar on the "Impact of stop-work order of
USAID on the PSET sector" organized by Higher
Health SA attended by >500 people.

Advisory Committee Member: PACER Director,
Prof Phaswana-Mafuya serves on the Advancing
Early Career Researchers and Scholars (AECRS)
Programme Advisory Committee, Universities
South Africa.

Panel memberships: PACER research manager,
Dr Edith Phalane and one postgraduate student,
Betty Sebati, served as panellists at the AECRS,
Universities South Africa webinar, under the theme:
Empowering emerging researchers and academics,
Science Forum South Africa, 2024.

Satellite session: PACER research manager, Dr Edith
Phalane was the Programme Director for Next-Gen
Science Careers at the Science Forum Exploring
New Frontiers with women leaders presented by
OWSD NC.

Task teams: PACER staff serve on the South African
National AIDS Council (SANAC) HIV Estimates
Technical Working Group, SANAC Key Population
Technical Working Group, and NDoH STI Technical
Working Group.

In addition to media mentions on HERS-SA awards,
Prof Phaswana-Mafuya was featured on SABC news
DStv channel 404 on addressing treatment backlogs
in SAs public health system. She was also featured on
The Mail & Guardian, on NRF Women in Leadership Discussions and workshop at the University of
(NRF Women in Leadership – The Mail & Guardian South Carolina.
(mg.co.za).

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