15 Facts About Tlaleng Mofokeng

Tlaleng Mofokeng is a South African physician who is the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health.

Tlaleng Mofokeng was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021.

Tlaleng Mofokeng was an undergraduate student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine.

Tlaleng Mofokeng graduated in 2007, and worked as a medical doctor in the Gauteng Health Department.

Tlaleng Mofokeng worked in pediatrics at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the West Rand clinics, as well as overseeing various health services.

In 2015, Tlaleng Mofokeng joined International SOS, where she was responsible for medical care in Johannesburg.

Tlaleng Mofokeng has focused on gender equality, neonatal health, and the management of HIV.

Tlaleng Mofokeng was made the country lead of Global Doctors for Choice in 2017 and Commissioner for Gender Equality in 2019.

Tlaleng Mofokeng has taken on domestic violence in court, making use of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

In July 2020, Tlaleng Mofokeng was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health.

Tlaleng Mofokeng is the first woman and first African to hold this position.

Tlaleng Mofokeng was appointed to the board of directors of the International Partnership for Microbicides in 2021, and serves as Distinguished Lecturer at Georgetown University.

Tlaleng Mofokeng is leading the delivery of Sentebale, a mobile app that supports the physical and mental wellbeing of young people in Africa impacted by HIV.

Tlaleng Mofokeng is an advocate for universal health access and adolescent health.

Tlaleng Mofokeng was one of the many UN experts who spoke out against the sale of arms to Israel in June 2024 as a result of the conflict in Gaza.