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Covid-19

This week we speak to Dr Anban Pillay the Deputy Director-General of South Africa’s National Department of Health. Hailing from Kwa-Zulu Natal province, a former health intern, Dr Pillay, was spurred into a life of public service when he witnessed the substandard health care offered...

This week we speak to Phinah Kodisang the CEO of the Soul City Institute for Social Justice. In this role, she leads strategic direction and accountability for the programmatic, operational, and financial aspects of the organisation. With a Master's degree in Social Development and a...

Vanita Daniels joined Rise as a Director in April 2019; she is an invaluable team member. Her areas of expertise include Total Quality Management, Organisational Development and a wealth of experience in developing grassroots community-based organisations. She has been an activist for over 20 years,...

This week we speak to Fatima Hassan who is a South African human rights lawyer and social justice activist. She's the founder of and heads the newly established Health Justice Initiative in South Africa and is the former executive director of the Open Society Foundation...

This week we speak to Sibongile Tshabalala who is the Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign and partner with the COVID-19 Conversations weekly webinar series She was diagnosed with HIV in 2000. Sibongile is not only a positive inspiration for people living with HIV but...

This week we speak to Glaudina Loots the Director for health innovation at the Department of Science and Technology and responsible for implementing the health components of the bioeconomy strategy for South Africa. She concentrates on enabling research and innovation that leads to...

This week we speak to Ntando Yola who is a founding member of the Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group and co-lead of APHA Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS, which host and partner with the COVID-19 Conversations weekly webinar series. In 2013, an AVAC fellow...

This week we speak to Mabalane Mfundisi who is the Co-convener of the Community Constituency COVID-19 Front one of the main partners of the African Alliance and the Vaccine Advocacy Resource Groups COVID-19 Conversations Weekly Webinar Series. Mabalane Mfundisi is from the South African National...

This week we speak to Quarraisha Abdool Karim, (Ph.D.) is an NRF A1 rated scientist and infectious diseases epidemiologist. She is the Associate, scientific Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Professor in Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University...