Tuesday, January 29
12:30-1:30pm in Building 1, Room 1208

Dr. Buch brings executive experience in academic, government, NGO and global health environments to health workforce issues as well as more general topics related to public health and health systems development.  He has an active record in research, education and community service. Over the past decade he has applied his expertise in Human Resources for Health at the continental as well as global level.  Dr. Eric Buch is a medical doctor and a registered specialist in Community Medicine. Prior to his current appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, he was Professor of Health Policy and Management in the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria. He serves as Health Adviser to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and is a founding member of the Board of the Global Health Workforce Alliance.

Dr. Mvuyo Tom is a family medicine physician and has been Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare since 2007.  He has served in a number of senior health positions, including Principal Medical Officer at the Soweto Community Health Centres and Baragwanath Hospital in Gauteng and Senior Medical Officer at Umtata General Hospital in the Eastern Cape.  After the election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, he entered government service, first as Strategic Manager and then as Permanent Secretary for the Department of Health and Welfare in the Eastern Cape.  In 1997, he was appointed Director-General of the Eastern Cape, the highest level civil servant in the province.  Dr. Tom is an active member of civil society organizations and has served as a member of South African forums and committees.  He is a recipient of the Kaiser Family Foundation Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights.