First there was HIV and Ebola, now Matshidiso Moeti faces down Covid-19
The WHO’s SA-born Africa director knows the invisible enemy is perhaps the most serious health crisis she will face
05 May 2020 - 20:03
SA-born Dr Matshidiso Moeti has seen her fair share of epidemics and pandemics over the course of her decades-long career in public health, and is now the face of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa, bringing information to billions as Covid-19 sweeps across the continent.
As a young doctor working in public health in Botswana, Moeti was tasked with one of the two biggest challenges in her career. One was the HIV/Aids pandemic which at that stage faced massive challenges, not just in terms of access to treatment but also with the stigma attached to the disease. ..
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