Biography

Professor Mosa Moshabela is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Cape Town. Previously he was a Professor of Public Health and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

An esteemed academic and clinician scientist, member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (MASSAf), he was awarded the PHILA Annual Award (2022) by the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) for his contribution to Public Health in South Africa, and a Ministerial Special COVID-19 Award (2020 - 2021) for COVID-19 Science Communication and Public Engagement.

Prof. Moshabela is the Chairperson of the Board at the National Research Foundation (NRF) and Health Commissioner to the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal. He is former Member of the Board at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and former Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health in the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

Prof. Moshabela’s research is focused on implementation science of health innovations, which cuts across multiple disciplines, and involves the design, implementation and evaluation of complex interventions in healthcare services and programs, and seeks to improve access, quality, equity and impact in healthcare, for resource-poor settings in sub-Saharan Africa.