Eunice TURAWA, from Nigeria, is a PhD candidate in public health with a specialization in health information system strengthening at Stellenbosch University. Her doctoral training builds on her experience in health information systems in rural South African health facilities. Her research aims to strengthen compliance with the national District Health Management Information System (DHMIS) policy and standard operating procedures for HIV management processes.
Eunice’s doctoral dissertation evaluates compliance with DHMIS standard operating procedures for HIV data management; identifies gaps affecting data completeness, reliability, and evidence-based HIV health services and policy; and aims to strengthen data governance in underserved healthcare facilities.
Eunice is a clinical epidemiologist specializing in maternal and newborn health, with research interests in postpartum maternal morbidity, HIV service delivery, and the use of high-quality data to inform evidence-based HIV care. She collaborates with Cochrane systematic review experts to support WHO guideline development on surgical techniques for uterine closure during caesarean section.
She plans to disseminate her PhD findings through peer-reviewed publications, international conferences, and policy briefs targeted at South Africa’s National Department of Health and district health offices. She plans to pursue interventional research and capacity-building initiatives to strengthen maternal and child health outcomes and HIV service delivery in underserved communities, while remaining committed to community engagement and the training and mentorship of future public health professionals.
