Globally renowned for her work on asthma in children, Prof Refiloe Masekela, head of paediatrics and child health at UKZN, is the recipient of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Research Professorship award.
Prof Refiloe Masekela, head of paediatrics and child health at UKZN, is the recipient of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Research Professorship award.A R45m award will bring a University of KwaZulu-Natal paediatrics professor a step closer to helping prevent children in Africa dying from asthma through effective and affordable care.
Masekela, a paediatric pulmonologist, is the first researcher based in a low-and middle-income country to receive the award.My ultimate goal is that all children and adolescents with asthma in Africa should have equitable access to affordable and effective care“Asthma affects 1 in 10 children globally and is the most common non-communicable disease in children and adolescents.
Masekela wants to create an African asthma observatory to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for asthma in three African countries.
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