Gregory Hussey

Prof. Gregory is the past and founding Director of VACFA. Gregory is Deputy Director of NISH. He provides mentorship and strategic advice to the VACFA Co-Directors. Gregory is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on coronavirus vaccines.

Gregory is a full Member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. Gregory has a long and distinguished history with the Faculty and is a leading academic with strong management background. He was the founding Director of the IDM and has several years’ experience at Faculty Executive level having served on the Deanery (Faculty Health Sciences) as Senior Research and Policy Advisor since 2013, and as Deputy Dean for Research from 2009-2011. He was Interim Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences until mid-2016.

Gregory’s main research interest has been in the field of vaccine-preventable diseases, including TB. In 2001 he started the South African TB Vaccine Initiative; their mission is to contribute to the development of new TB vaccines. In 2009 Gregory founded the VACFA. VACFA is an academic unit previously directed by Gregory. A key goal of the VACFA work is to increase awareness of vaccines and promoting uptake of vaccines on the African continent. VACFA website provides a forum for sharing accurate, up-to-date and fully researched information on vaccines and immunisation practices relevant to Africa for health professionals, policymakers, programme managers, parents, and the general public. Gregory is also the co-convenor of the AAVC.

Publications: Gregory Hussey on Google Scholar