“The right to health is a fundamental human right of every person. It was her mother’s work as a prison official that ignited Kwanele Asante’s interest in law. “It bothered me that young and old prisoners had to kneel and...
There are so many challenges for young women. Not many women take up leadership positions. St Rita’s Hospital, in the impoverished village of Glen Cowie in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo, was where Dr Katlego Mathosa was born before her...
We needed solutions-based research. ‘I’ve never worked in Sandton; I’ve always worked in other communities, where the need is greatest,” Helen Rees says of her impressive career in public health, which includes several degrees and prestigious awards. “I was always...
“We don’t always save patient’s lives, but that fight for a mother to live a month to see her daughter graduate has become everything that makes me persevere and to keep pushing on. Dr Tshepiso Choma is a medical officer...
I find my work emotionally and mentally rewarding, and this keeps me inspired and focused. Dr Coceka Mfundisi is one of only a few black female neurosurgeons in South Africa, and the first woman to qualify as a neurosurgeon from...
