Specialist physician, Dr Sapna Dela graduated with a PhD in Medicine.Dr Sapna Shivani Dela, an honorary staff member in the School of Clinical Medicine graduated with a PhD in Medicine for her study on the Incidence of Hip Fractures (HF) and Development of Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX®) Models for South Africa.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry expert, Dr Xylia Peters.‘I am very proud of my academic achievements. I am also grateful for the sacrifices my parents made for me to further my academic career. I am the first doctor in the family and I am confident that my late grandparents would be extremely proud, given their disadvantaged background.’
From left: Drs Nomthandazo Hlongwane, Michelle Veronica Daniels, Khanya Mona and Nikita Prosad-Singh.
Dr Mumbi Chola graduated with a PhD in Public Health for his study on adolescent girls.The low levels of contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Zambia motivated Dr Mumbi Chola to conduct research on the patterns, trends, and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent girls aged 15-19, as well as the motivators and influencers of such use.
Dr Nandhini Kalavathi Palanisamy graduated with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Founding Director of Ross Lifescience Limited, Dr Nitin Gajanan Ghatpande graduated with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Dr Olivia Nakwafila graduated with a PhD in Public Health.Dr Olivia Nakwafila, a lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University of Namibia is proud to have received her PhD in Public Health for her research on factors influencing the implementation of interventions to promote hypertension medication adherence in Namibia.
Dr Siyabonga Dlamini graduated with a PhD in Public Health for his study on lung cancer.
Dr Victor Sabe graduated with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Dr Kagiso Ndlovu is all smiles as he graduates with a PhD in Telemedicine.Manager at Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital in Botswana Dr Kagiso Ndlovu’s study on the Development of an Evidence-Based Interoperability Framework for Linking mHealth Applications to the eRecord Systems in Botswana earned him a PhD in Telemedicine.
From left: Drs Khadija Bibi Khan, Zamathombeni Duma and Farina Karim.Drs Zamathombeni Duma, Farina Karim and Khadija Bibi Khan graduated with PhDs in Medical Microbiology for their studies on SARS-CoV-2 focusing on disease dynamics, disease severity, and vaccine response as well as its effect on people living with HIV (PLWH).
Paediatrics Registrar, Dr Reratilwe Mphahlele, graduated with a PhD in Paediatrics. Dr Reratilwe Mphahlele, a medical registrar in Paediatrics and former Developmental lecturer in UKZN’s School of Clinical Medicine, graduated with a PhD in Paediatrics for her study on The Epidemiology and Factors that Impact Asthma Outcomes in School-going Children in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Pharmaceutical Chemist, Dr Ghazi Balla graduated with a PhD.
Dr Mihiretu Alemayehu Arba graduated with a PhD in Public Health.Assistant Professor at Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia, Dr Mihiretu Alemayehu Arba graduated with a PhD in Public Health for his ground-breaking study on effective coverage of emergency obstetric and newborn care services in Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia.
Dr Esther Wanko Keutchafo graduated with a PhD in Nursing for her study in Cameroonian hospitals.
Dr Ida Munsense’s study on Malaria earned her a PhD in Public Health.‘This milestone achievement opens opportunities to achieve my longstanding dream of an academic career as a researcher and a lecturer,’ said Dr Ida Manyina Munsense on receiving the news that she had been awarded a PhD in Nursing and Public Health.
Dr Iman Moustafa Fetouh Moustafa graduated with a PhD in Pharmacy.Dr Iman Moustafa Fetouh Moustafa, the pharmacy manager at Alyousif Hospital in Saudi Arabia, received a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy for her pioneering research on the use of Vitamin E and levocarnitine as prophylaxis against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity in adult cancer patients.
Developmental lecturer in Sport Science, Dr Mduduzi Rhini graduated with a PhD.Dr Mduduzi Mzimasi Rhini, a developmental lecturer at UKZN was awarded a PhD in Sports Science for his thesis titled, The Quantification of Physical Match Performance and the External Training Load of a Professional Soccer Team Over an Annual Training Macrocycle.
Occupational Therapy lecturer, Dr Helga Elke Lister.Dr Helga Elke Lister hopes that her study on food security among women living with HIV and disabilities in vulnerable contexts will help to contribute to addressing one of the many complex challenges confronting South Africa. An Occupational Therapy lecturer at the University of Pretoria, she graduated with a PhD in Public Health at UKZN’s Spring Graduation.
