Women’s Month Feature: The indomitable,Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng,affectionately known as Dr T.

D R  Tlaleng Mofokeng

( M B C H B )

Medical doctor, Author, SRHR expert

Current job: Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) 

 

EDUCATION 

MBChB, UKZN, 2007

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Clinical Services, Public Health Policy,

Comprehensive Sexuality Education,

Advocacy, Content Production

 

LECTURES

Gender Studies, West Virginia Wesleyan

College, USA

Medical School, University of Kwa-Natal

Health Sciences, University of Pretoria

Medical School, University of Wits Watersrand

 

PUBLISHED

The Guardian

Project Syndicate

Mail & Guardian

The Sunday Times, SA

Teen Vogue

HEALTH CONTENT

Al Jaazera: Presented 2 documentaries for “The Cure” on location in Zimbabwe and Liberia. 

The Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS 

Programme (HEAIDS) education videos for South Africa’s public Universities 

and Technical and Vocational and Training Colleges. 

Moja Love Channel: “Sex Talk with Dr T”, Associate Producer

Global Advisory Board Sexual Health & Well-being (GABSHW): Healthcare Provider Toolkit: Contributor

 

POLICY AND PROGRAMS ADVISER 

National Inter-Ministerial Adolescent SRHR Framework Strategy Technical Committee: Civil Society Representative 

Right to Care: Post Violence services for survivors of sexual violence: practice and prospects, Consultant 

Department of Health Gauteng: PASOP GP HIV/AIDS 

Prevention Community Campaign 

Quad Republic: LGBTIQA+ Community consultation

Multi-Party Parliamentary Women’s Caucus: Oral Submission, Parliament, RSA

International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC):  United States’ Senate briefing on the “Impact of the Global Gag 

rule” 

International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC): Advocacy in Practice Alumni Program 

 

W O R K  E X P E R I E N C E

Medical Doctor. 

Sexual and Reproductive Health and 

Rights (SRHR) Expert.  

Clinical Services,Health Policy, 

Comprehensive Sexuality Education, 

Advocacy, Global Health, Content

Production. 

 

 

A D V O C A C Y

Soul City Institute for Social Justice: Vice-chair of Board 

Sex Worker Education & Advocacy Taskforce: Vice-chair Board

Global Doctors for Choice: Country Co-lead, South Africa

Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC), Member

United Nations Human Rights Council,  Commission on Population

Development 

Safe Abortion Action Fund Board member

 

ACCOLADES

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s

120under40 New Generation Leader

in Family Planning Award, 2016

Goalkeepeer, 2018

Aspen New Voices Fellow. 2018

 

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