Dr Natacha Berkowitz

Epidemiologist for City of Cape Town, Urban Health & NHI dreamer. Tweets are my own. she/her 🏳️‍🌈

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@DanCorderOnAir Jane battersby or Kurt Ackerman

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

The moral injury clinicians of all kinds go through on a daily basis is heart wrenching

[Carte Blanche @carteblanchetv]

Professor Hamzah Mustak is a pioneering eye surgeon who resigned from Groote Schuur Hospital to make way for a junior specialist. However, his position was never filled as a result of budget cuts. Now, patients are left to suffer. #CarteBlanche @govanwhittles

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@urbanjodi We currently looking at policies to see how we can incentivise and support informal traders to sell healthy food

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@tomtom_m Do you have a copy of the release? Seems their site is down

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@urbanjodi This is very cool!

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@ricardomackenzi @geordinhl @adenthomas Lets create a safe, inclusive City which supports residents exercising in the streets any day of the week. Lets create transport systems which promote NMT. So many ways we can ensure healthy communities on a daily basis!

[City of Cape Town @CityofCT]

The Urban Health Programme and Monitoring Initiative, aims to inform relevant policies, programmes and projects going forward, and so positively influence health outcomes for communities.

See: https://t.co/CCnJRFDsUR

#CTNews #CommunityServicesandHealth

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@miamalan I would be interested to know the hours the doctors from other countries are working for those salaries. Also compare other professions between countries- if all are similar then SA doctor wage bill appropriate

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@urbanjodi Now that’s a campaign I’d support

[Dr. Kelly Henning @drkellyhenning]

Cape Town Mayor @geordinhl has made his city’s health a priority, using the #Cities4Health network by @BloombergDotOrg @WHO and @VitalStrat to help address health policies within his community. Learn more about the work he's doing: https://t.co/csiwod6TXZ

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

Fantastic representation from @CityofCT Mayor @geordinhl recognising the importance of a healthy, equitable City to achieve the vision of a City of Hope! Looking forward to the #cities4health summit in Cape Town next year!

[Vital Strategies @VitalStrat]

For the Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, health is an equity issue. A new interview highlights his #NCD priorities as one of 73 mayors in the #Cities4Health network.
Read more: https://t.co/7EGyEJrV7M @BloombergDotOrg @WHO

[Vital Strategies @VitalStrat]

For the Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, health is an equity issue. A new interview highlights his #NCD priorities as one of 73 mayors in the #Cities4Health network.
Read more: https://t.co/7EGyEJrV7M @BloombergDotOrg @WHO

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@SANParks Table Mountain NP daily until recently when its become so unsafe that one cant enjoy it alone. @SANParks continue to wash their hands of responsibility to provide a safe environemnt in the park for all visitors.

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

What a fantastic week networking and sharing ideas for healthy city policy! Looking forward to the 2024 summit!

[Vital Strategies @VitalStrat]

That’s a wrap! This week in Athens, Greece, 13 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities network swapped public health policy strategies and committed to #beatNCDs, reduce injuries—and save lives. #Cities4Health @BloombergDotOrg @WHO

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@TableMountainCa any info on the length of the ticket queue? I want to purchase a birthday ticket and cant do so online

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@byronrode I know this is old but have a great guy! Frank Chilchick [phone]

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@FlySafair want to say how kind&professional your staff are. Many were delayed this morning in CT due 2 N2 flooding & missed flights, including me. All staff dealt with were efficient & professional under trying circumstances,kept things moving & tried to sort best solution 👏👏

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@TashJoeZA Mazal tov!

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@LaraBriden How many? Article behind paywall 😅

[Dr Natacha Berkowitz @natachab]

@contestedspaces I wonder where they get that data from.. I expect it’s just a mode not real-time data