Health Justice Initiative - HJI jobs and careers

About Health Justice Initiative - HJI

The HJI was launched in July 2020 in South Africa to advocate for a more inclusive, equitable public health system, locally and globally, both during and beyond the pandemic. The HJI uses the law, research, and advocacy to tackle the factors that shape inequity in health access, and work towards ensuring access to lifesaving diagnostics, treatment, and vaccines. The HJI has a strong and committed team, Board and Reference Advisory Group, whose members have longstanding expertise in law, public health, economics, scientific advancement, policy development, activism, and community engagement. HJI’s vision to create a more inclusive and equitable public health system is guided by a three-year strategic plan. The HJI works in partnership with other organisations that focus broadly on rights protections. Given South Africa’s massive inequality and dual health care system, we address the factors that influence inequity in health access (with a focus on medicine access) during pandemics, and beyond, with a focus on race, class and gender.