{"id":1524,"date":"2025-11-19T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/?page_id=1524"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:10:45","slug":"nog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/index.php\/nog\/","title":{"rendered":"NOG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1524\" class=\"elementor elementor-1524\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1857672 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1857672\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1ab2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd1ab2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Gustaaf <br>Wolvaardt<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2439319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2439319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Professional Development, Representing The Coordinating Agency<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ef946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5ef946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Gustaaf Wolvaardt is an internal medicine specialist with post graduate qualifications in higher education and management. Who has spent most of his career in global public health. After serving as the South African Health Attach\u00e9 in Geneva, he established FPD, a Private Higher Education Institution and one of Africa\u2019s leading social transformation organizations, FPD fulfills its mission through: Providing high-quality affordable education a vast network of over 580,000 alumni across 110 countries. provided subsidized education scholarship to the value of ZAR 780 million.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dccb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1dccb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dc36a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74dc36a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6fbe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff6fbe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Hosting impactful local, regional and local conferences designed to create awareness around neglected societal challenges originating with the AIDS 2000 conference that focused the world\u2019s attention of the unaffordability of AIDS treatment in Africa. Conducting research focusing on HIV, TB, STIs, TB and HRH. To date FPD has produced 300 publications and 600 conference presentations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Implementing catalytic system strengthening projects to enhance access to health care in HIV\/TB\/GBV and mental health. FPD HIV\/TB projects ensured access to treatment for over one million PLHIV and free HIV tests for 12 million people. Currently FPD is reshaping access to Mental health care. Exploring innovative solutions to improve access to services such as social franchising, value based contracting and technology solutions such as the 1st serious game built in Africa for adolescents to developmental resilience skills \u201cStepwell Saga\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737ccc4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"737ccc4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5f1e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c5f1e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4a69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f4a69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof Richard <br>Matzopoulos<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac2449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac2449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Director, SAMRC Burden of Disease Unit<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2cac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee2cac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof Matzopoulos trained as an injury epidemiologist. His research centres on measuring the health and social burden of violence and injury and evaluating interventions and policies that target upstream determinants. An Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town\u2019s School of Public Health and Family Medicine, he co-ordinates its Violence and Injury Research Programme. He also advises the Western Cape Government on alcohol harm reduction, and interpersonal violence and injury prevention and surveillance. <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">He serves on the Steering Committee of the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics and Methods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993c308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"993c308\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3586b5b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3586b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Richard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Richard.jpg 993w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Richard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Richard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Richard-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9016d47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9016d47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61b2e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f61b2e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ca410 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37ca410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr-Goria-Maimela.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr-Goria-Maimela.jpg 993w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr-Goria-Maimela-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr-Goria-Maimela-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr-Goria-Maimela-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78cfa4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f78cfa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2cdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce2cdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Gloria <br>Maimela<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86a858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f86a858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Professional Development, Representing The Coordinating Agency<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475b98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475b98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Maimela is a public health specialist with vast experience in health systems strengthening, focusing on HIV and recently on Climate Change and Health She previously led PEPFAR funded HIV and TB prevention and treatment programmes for general and key populations at Wits RHI, a Research Institute affiliated to the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Dr Maimela is considered an emerging expert on climate change and health at a national, regional and global level. She is also a steering committee member of the Climate and Health Africa Network for Collaboration and Engagement (CHANCE), whose aim is to support the development of climate change and health policy in eastern, western and southern Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d49d4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d49d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c0777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c0777\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1675f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1675f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Megan <br>Prinsloo<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d80c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d80c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Senior Specialist Scientist, Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb61d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eb61d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Dr Prinsloo is co-Head to the WHO-Family of International Classifications\u2019 Collaborating Centre (WHO-FIC CC) for South Africa. She has a PhD in Public Health, and as an injury epidemiologist, her research contributes to monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for violence and road traffic deaths in South Africa. In addition, her work informs the National Burden of Disease estimates for injuries. 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