Professor Hannelie Meyer
Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University and also Head of the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre
Hannelie Meyer is a Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University and also Head of the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC) at SMU. She specialises in vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccination as an important pillar of antimicrobial stewardship, and the rational use of medicines. Her research aims to strengthen healthcare services, improve public health, and contribute towards reaching the sustainable development goal of good health and well-being. She chairs the ministerial advisory National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee, the African Union Smart Safety Surveillance (AU-3S) Joint Signal Management group and is a Board Member of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked with the National Department of Health and SAHPRA to establish the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Surveillance network for South Africa.
