Malebona Matsoso

Malebona Precious Matsoso

Director General of the South African National Department of Health

Malebona Matsoso serves as the Director General of the South African National Department of Health. Her career within the field of medicine control has included posts such as Head of the Medicines Control Council (MCC), member of the National Research Ethics Council of South Africa, and the Director of the Essential Drugs and Traditional Medicines Programme for the South African Health Department. She has also served as a member of various advisory panels with an emphasis on improving access to medicines and anti-retrovirals. Matsoso previously served as a Registrar of Medicines for the National Drug Regulatory Authority in South Africa. Matsoso has also served as Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community.