Hlologelo Malatji
Roles: Intern
Position: Pre-PhD intern
Qualifications: MA: Social Development; Bachelor of Social Work
Phone: +27 11 717 2252 Email: hlologelo.malatji@wits.ac.za
Hlologelo, is a Pre-PhD Intern in the Centre for Health Policy (CHP) and participating in the Batlkomedi Project. Prior to joining the Centre, He worked as a qualitative fieldworker in the same project. He holds a Master’s Degree in the field of Social Development, from the Wits Department of Social Work. His Master’s thesis focused on the challenges confronting teenage mothers when they re-engaged with education post-pregnancy.
Currently, He is preparing for a PhD study which will explore how the Community Health Worker Programme is developed and implemented in the context of Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Achievements Hlologelo is a Wits School of Governance PhD Grant-holder and former Centre of Excellence in Human Development Masters fellow.
Research interests Health systems, health access, community participation in policy development and implementation and social determinants of health.