Prof. Hannelie Meyer

Hannelie is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) and Head of the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre at SMU.

She is an internationally recognised scientist who serves on the World Health Organization Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, and chairs the African Union Smart Safety Solutions Joint Signal Management Group, facilitating cross-country signal management for health products in Africa. She is also a public health pharmacist who has served the South African pharmaceutical and public health sectors for 40 years with distinction.

The Minister of Health appointed her to the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (which she chairs), the National Advisory Group on Immunisation, and the Board of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority. She specialises in vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy and vaccination as a pillar of antimicrobial stewardship. She is a National Research Foundation-rated scientist and her research aims to strengthen healthcare services, improve public health, and contribute towards reaching the sustainable development goal of good health and well-being.