Helen Schneider is a health systems and policy researcher who has worked for more than 25 years on the issues facing South Africa’s health system. She currently holds a nationally funded Research Chair in Health Systems Governance at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. Her research interests include community health workers and community health systems, primary health care, district health system strengthening and the governance and leadership role in health systems. Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Helen_Schneider2