Dr Gugu Mona graduated with a PhD, accompanied by her daughter.
Nursing academic, Dr Mary Ann Jarvis, graduated with a PhD in Nursing.
UKZN staffer, Dr Urvashni Nirghin, is passionate about Paediatric Eye Health.A passion to improve the reading skills of children with learning difficulties and visual impairments inspired an academic in the Discipline of Optometry, Dr Urvashni Nirghin, to develop and validate an isiZulu Paediatric Rate of Reading (PRR) Test.
Dr Winnie Baphumelele Cele celebrates being awarded a Doctoral degree.The importance of mental health care being integrated into HIV services at primary health care settings and the stigma attached to mental illness were the focus of a doctoral thesis by UKZN Nursing Mental Health lecturer, Dr Winnie Baphumelele Cele.
PhD in Public Health graduate, Dr Tafadzwa Mindu.Improving knowledge - about schistosomiasis a disease caused by infection of fresh water parasitic worms - in the uMkhanyakude area was the subject of research by Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences (Public Health) graduate, Dr Tafadzwa Mindu (29).
Advancing Rural Health earned Dr Landiwe Khuzwayo a PhD in Health Sciences.A passion for promoting rural health and community health programmes is a driving force for Dr Landiwe Khuzwayo who was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences from the School of Nursing and Public Health at UKZN.
Delving into the world of cancer resulted in a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry for Dr Andrew Olotu.Dr Fisayo Andrew Olotu of Nigeria graduated with a PhD in Pharmacy following a study he did that presented medicinal chemistry and computer-aided drug design perspectives into the therapeutic blockage of crucial pro-carcinogenic machinery and their roles in cancer development.
Ms Isabella Anna Theresa Markham Ferreira received a Master of Medical Sciences in Virology.
MLCCP Research Assistant, Dr Phindile Mlaba, graduated with a Master’s degree in Public Health.
Dr Solange Mianda graduated with a PhD in Public Health.Towards Skilled Midwives: a Model to Ensure Clinical Leadership in the Labour Wards of District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, was the title of a doctoral thesis by Dr Solange Zoe Mianda of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dr Daniel Amoako received a PhD in Pharmaceutical Microbiology.
Head of Internal Medicine at Edendale hospital, Dr Douglas Wilson graduated with a PhD.Ward experiences by the Head of the Clinical Unit in the Department of Internal Medicine at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, Dr Douglas Wilson (53), enlightened him about the need to contribute towards helping improve care for patients with HIV and tuberculosis.
Dr Nikita Devnarain earned a Doctoral degree for her study on the Zika virus.
Dr Maria Mokobane overcame all odds to graduate with a PhD in Behavioural Medicine.With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affecting six to 10 percent of schoolchildren, the findings of a doctoral study stress the importance of awareness campaigns to achieve early diagnosis and treatment in the hope of preventing long-term psychiatric disorders.
From left: Dr Bizuw Gebermariam, Dr Daga Makaza (NUST, Zimbabwe), Dr Rowena Naidoo and Dr Gashaw Analeyi.