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Comprehensive Women’s Health Day

A morning of evidence-based women’s health: screening, rights and whole-person wellbeing

Date
Saturday 18 October 2025
Programme
08:30–13:00
Venue
Public Health Resource Centre, Wits School of Public Health60 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
Presented by
Wits School of Clinical Medicine
Admission
Free to attend and open to all

Registration has closed. This page is a record of a past event, kept as it was published in 2025. It does not take registrations or payments.

Overview

The Comprehensive Women’s Health Day was a free public-health mini-summit presented by the Wits School of Clinical Medicine on Saturday 18 October 2025, the day after the Breast Imaging Symposium. It was open to all.

Its programme offered practical, evidence-based talks on screening and prevention across specialties, and on whole-person wellbeing — from breast cancer and bone health to menopause, mental health, oral health, pain, skin care and fitness.

It followed the Wits Radiology Breast Imaging Symposium, held at the same school the day before. Breast Imaging Symposium 2025

Keynote

“From Policy to Practice: Advancing Comprehensive Women’s Health in South Africa”

Hon. Nomantu Nkomo-RalehokoGauteng MEC for Health & Wellness, as listed in 2025

Programme

Programme as published, with speakers’ roles as listed in 2025. Timings were given as approximate.

  1. 08:30–08:45

    Welcome and opening remarks

    Prof Nasreen Mahomed, Academic Head of Wits Radiology

  2. Keynote: From Policy to Practice: Advancing Comprehensive Women’s Health in South Africa

    Hon. Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, Gauteng MEC for Health & Wellness

  3. Session 1

    From early detection to equity: imaging’s role in breast cancer, women’s health rights, bone health, metabolic wellness and mind–body resilience.

    • Breast cancer: The importance of Radiology in Diagnosis & Management

      Dr Tumelo Tshamano, Radiologist

    • Access to women’s healthcare and women’s health rights

      Prof Salome Maswime, Head of Global Surgery, UCT

    • Osteoporosis: risk of bone fractures and the importance of a bone density scan

      Dr Nadia Jajbhay, Radiologist

    • Beyond the Scale: navigating the complex landscape of weight and wellness

      Dr Nasrin Mayodeen, Endocrinologist

    • Physical endurance leads to mental endurance – Deep breathing exercises

      Dr Kylie Steyn, General Physician

  4. 30 minutes

    Tea break

  5. Session 2

    Lifespan care beyond diagnosis: menopause, mental health, oral health, pain and palliative care, skin health and evidence-based aesthetics.

    • Not the End, Just a Shift: Menopause & Perimenopause Explained

      Dr Taheera Hassim, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician

    • Women’s Mental Health

      Dr Sandra Fernandes, Psychiatrist

    • Oral Health in Women

      Dr Faheema Ismail, Dentist in Women’s Health

    • Pain management and palliative care

      Dr Sumaya Hansa, Palliative Care Physician

    • Comprehensive Women’s Skin Care

      Dr Chioma Ede, Dermatologist

    • Aesthetic medicine 2025

      Dr Taheera Essay, Aesthetic Medicine Specialist

  6. Closing remarks

    Prof Nasreen Mahomed

  7. Lunch

Registration

Registration for this meeting closed in 2025. Earlier registration forms and payment instructions no longer apply.

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