PHARMACISTS

Running a deeply rural pharmacy is a huge challenge. Whether it’s trying to ensure we have life-saving medication on hand, or completing the reams of paperwork that are required, our pharmacists over the years have been exceptional. (Only 28% of pharmacists work in the public sector!) Pharmacy is currently the best staffed it's ever been, so we're making the most of it to be more involved in the wards and even the clinics!

Robyn Wates
Responsible Pharmacist
Robyn made a return to Zithulele in 2016 after doing community service here in 2014. A NMMU graduate, she is passionate about her job and excited to be back in old hunting grounds. Her passions are wide ranging - she's just finished an MPH with a focus on rural health, but her day to day is often simply about making sure we're in stock of the things we need. Outside of work, she's a DJ at heart.

Amma Agyepong-Yeboah
Amma is, as far as we know, the first foreign-national pharmacist to work at Zithulele, but these days she's a local with permanent residency! She quite multi-national really: a Ghanaian citizen, who grew up in Botswana and studied in South Africa. She did her undergrad degree at Rhodes University and an MSc (Med) (Pharmacy) at the University of Limpopo. She's interested in clinical pharmacy, but also such esoteric things as pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics. She also loves reading, and is still hoping to learn how to fish.

Kutala Tshona
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Silindokuhle Mahlati
Sli is a KZN University trained pharmacist - as far as we can remember, our first. She did her internship at our referral hospital, Nelson Mandela Academic and has joined us for community service this year. She enjoys the clinical side of pharmacy, while away from work enjoys immersing herself in a good book. Asked about something that stands out about her she says: "Given a chance to share knowledge, I grab it with both hands."