Dr Gabalape Arnold SejieDean & Head of Schoolgsejie@boitekanelo.ac.bw View Profile | Message from the DeanWelcome to the Boitekanelo School of Public Health. We are a school like no other. Spanning four academic departments, we are a multidisciplinary and vibrant community of world class researchers, educators, collaborators and thought leaders. we are known as one of the best places in Botswana for public and population health experts to train, learn and grow. We are committed equally to research, education and service with a united goal of creating informed, empowered and healthy populations, prevent diseases and work towards health equity, and sustainable transformation throughout the world. Teaching, research and community engagement are pillars at our school. Our teaching, research and service extend to a wide range of settings and content areas consistent with the evolving disciplines of public health. Our approach to teaching is hands-on to ensure the acquisition of competencies that are relevant to the market and to deliver services to the communities, and our students are at the heart of our activities. We expose our students to real-life challenges to stimulate their creativity, problem analysis, and problem-solving capabilities. Moreover, we cultivate this practice in our students through mentorship and opportunities for service learning. Consequently, this multi-disciplinary school produces skilled public health practitioners appropriately trained to address the range of public health needs and challenges locally and in Global settings. | Infectious disease epidemiology with special interest on TB/HIV, Mapping & Modelling of Communicable and Non-communicable diseases, public health emergencies and humanitarian crisis | ORCID: Gabalape Arnold Sejie | -Ph.D (Public Health Medicine) (UKZN, South Africa) | Dean Gabalape Arnold Sejie is a clinician and a public health expert with over 15 years of experience in public health discipline. He is also an African Volunteer Health Corps under WHO and Africa CDC initiative responsible for strengthening & Utilizing Response Groups for public health Emergencies. Since joining the Discipline public health in Boitekanelo college, he has overseen the growth and continued success, made several substantive contributions to the development and subsequent revisions of the programmes offered in the Discipline. His special expertise is in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and has ensured that research competencies are core for public health graduates. Sejie has served in several academic leadership roles: as Acting head of health promotion, head of health promotion, caretaker for pharmacy department, research ethics committee vice chairperson, research innovation and development chairperson and now as Dean of the School of Public Health. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient and public health needs, his global public health research examines the cumulative impact of various stressors on communities facing public health threats, infectious diseases, disasters, including pandemics, and health disparities. |
School of Public Health
The School of Public Health (SOPH) is a student-centred school that is expressly designed to have a positive and lasting impact on public health by providing real-world applications of the knowledge and skills required to perform essential public health services thereby while enriching the lives of Batswana and the world at large. Through cutting-edge research and education, SOPH is committed to graduating a new generation of public health professionals by providing context driven education and training in areas such as Public Health, Health Promotion and Education, Occupational Health and Safety, and Community Development. These programs are guided by societal needs as informed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aided with new technologies brought about by The Fourth Industrial Revolution.
SOPH Vision: “To change lives by advancing public health through quality education, innovative training, and a commitment to building healthier communities”
SOPH Mission: "We are committed to shaping life-changing public health professionals through industry-driven programs that equip learners with the skills and passion to serve and improve health."
SOPH Strategic Goal: Boitekanelo College's School of Public Health thrives to be the leader in education, research, and practice through advanced quality training, innovation, and strong partnerships to enhance public health outcomes.
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