Sharon Fonn
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Born1958 (age 67–68)
AlmamaterMB ChB, PhD University of the Witwatersrand
FieldsPublic Health
InstitutionsUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Sharon Fonn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | MB ChB, PhD University of the Witwatersrand |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public Health |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Website | www |
Sharon Fonn is a South African Professor of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work has focused on cervical cancer, health systems and developing African capacity for public health research.
Fonn served as the head of the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health from 2003 to 2011.[1] She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.[2] Professor Fonn helped to set up Africa's longest running study of children from birth[3] She has published over 50 scientific articles.[4]