Advisory Board

The Centre for Rural Health advisory board has an array of members who meet triennially to discuss developments, issues and progress of the centre. The formation of an Advisory Board as required by the University rules governing centres was approved by the Faculty of Health Sciences in October 2007. The function of the Board is to provide strategic direction and governance oversight for the Centre for Rural Health. The advisory board constitutes individuals from a wide array of backgrounds to fully capture and provide the diversity that is required to progress the centre from strength to strength.

Members of the advisory board:

Chair: Head of Wits/MRC Pubic Health Research Unit- Prof. Stephen Tollman

Director: Centre for Rural Health - Prof. Ian Couper 

Head of Community Paediatrics - Prof. Haroon Saloojee 

Head of School of Clinical Medicine - Prof. Mkhululi Lukhele

Family Physician at Bojanala district - Dr. John Tumbo

Senior Lecturer at School of Public Health - Dr. Julia Moorman

Head of Therapeutic Sciences - Prof. Patricia de Witt

CEO of Health Systems Trust - Dr. Themba Moeti 

Wits Health Consortium - Mr. Dan Mosia

Chief Director of Primary Health Care, Mpumalanga - Ms. Ida Makwetla

Group CSI Manager at Aspen Pharmacare - Mr. Jackie Tau

Director of Twinning Project - Mr. John Capati 

Chief Director of Hospital Services, North West - Ms. Mmule Rakau 

Civil Engineer at Waterbility - Mr. Rowan Duvel