Njambi Njuguna is a medical doctor with over 10 years’ experience in public health. She holds two postgraduate degrees – a Master of Science in public health (MSc. Public Health) and a Master of Public...
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Meet: Mamodikwe Kungoane, the 22-year-old public health practitioner
Mamodikwe Kungoane is a 22-year-old young woman, born and raised in Johannesburg (South to West), South Africa. She is a dynamic goal-orientated public health practitioner. Mamodikwe aspires to become a leader in health policy...
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Meet Tsedey Tamir, a gender programme officer at UNICEF’s regional office for West and Central Africa
Since 2014, UNICEF has adopted a Gender Action Plan which outlines a number of strategies and areas of focus for the organization to achieve gender equality as well as girls’ and women’s empowerment.
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“Women are natural health providers, it is twisted within our DNA” – Meet Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba
Women are natural health providers, it is twisted within our DNA” Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba is a mother of four, two beautiful young ladies and two handsome boys. She is an epidemiologist, but for the longest time, ever since 1986 to 2016, Mazyanga was a practicing Medical Laboratory Scientist in virology, specifically vaccine preventable diseases including...
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Meet Eruskha Pillay, the women who led one of the first NCD projects in South Africa
Erushka Pillay leads public health programs on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV. Many of these programs have focused on health systems strengthening, capacity building of health care workers and access to care for marginalized communities. The growing HIV epidemic in South Africa and the barriers to care that Erushka witnessed pushed her to pursue work...
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Meet Dr Sara Koki Muli-Kinagwi
We feel that we must tick all the boxes before we are ready to take on a challenge and yet there is always room for learning on the job and for making some mistakes as you go along”Dr Sara Koki Muli-Kinagwi is a medical doctor with 17 years’ experience...
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Meet Albertina Ngomah Moraes, Knowledge Translation Officer
Despite my setbacks, one thing remained constant, that my life’s goal was to make a difference in the health disparities I witnessed on an almost daily basis Albertina Ngomah Moraes works with the Zambia National Public Health Institute as a Knowledge Translation Officer. This role is a relatively new field that is often misunderstood and...
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