Rate My Professor Wezile Chitha

Professor Wezile Chitha serves as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Walter Sisulu University. He is also Director of the WSU Institute for Clinical Governance and Healthcare Administration and holds the position of Professor of Health Systems and Policy. His research interests include human resources for health, health equity, healthcare quality, hospital performance, academic governance, clinical governance, and clinical health systems. Professor Chitha previously served as Dean of Health Sciences at Walter Sisulu University and as founding Director of the Albertina Sisulu Centre for Global Health and Research. He later held the role of Assistant Dean for Strategic Affairs in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Professor Chitha earned his MBChB in 2000 and a Master of Public Health with a focus on health economics from the University of Cape Town in 2007. He subsequently obtained a PhD in Public Health. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, including studies on cervical cancer screening knowledge and practices as well as health professionals' perceptions of academic programs. His work has garnered citations on Google Scholar in the areas of health systems and global health. In 2025, Professor Chitha was elected President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa for the term 2025 to 2030. He delivered the State of the Faculty Address for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Walter Sisulu University in 2025, highlighting the institution's role in Eastern Cape healthcare.

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