Ashnie Padarath - ashnie @ hst.org.za
Project Manager, SAHR and Information Dissemination

Ashnie is responsible for managing the production of one of HST’s flagship publications,
the South African Health Review. She also manages the information dissemination activities of the organisation.

Beverley Hamiel - bhamiel @ hst.org.za
Creditors Clerk

Beverley is the creditors clerk at HST. She has worked in the Finance / Accounts sector for the past 12 years across various industries.

Candy Day - candy @ hst.org.za
Technical Specialist - Information Dissemination

Candy is a pharmacist with a Masters in Clinical Pharmacology and some post-grad training in Medical Informatics. She has been involved with developing electronic information resources for public health and is now working primarily with health statistics and indicators for the South African Health Review and the District Health Barometer.

Charmaine Singh- csingh @ hst.org.za
Accounts Assistant

Charmaine has been employed as an accounts assistant at HST since 2005. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce with majors in Accounting and managerial and financial accounting.

Deenadayalan Govender - deena @ hst.org.za
Director: Finance & Operations

Deena is a BCom graduate and the Director of Finance & Operations at HST. He completed his articles with a firm of Chartered Accountants. Deena has also worked in the service, retail and manufacturing industries specialising in the accounting and auditing fields.

Delene King - delene @ hst.org.za
Senior Administrative Officer

Delene is the senior administrative officer at HST.

Duduzile Zondi - dudu @ hst.org.za
Administrator Officer

Duduzile is the administrative officer supporting the Research Cluster. She initially joined Health Systems Trust in 2002.

Elizabeth Lutge - elizabeth @ hst.org.za
Senior Researcher

Elizabeth is a Public Health Medicine specialist and joins the research team as a Senior Researcher. She has an MBChB (University of Cape Town), a Certificate in Medicine and Law (UNISA, University of Pretoria), a Masters in Public Health (University of the Witwatersrand), a Masters in Epidemiology (LSHTM) (cum laude) and is also a Fellow of the College of Public Health Medicine (SA).

Elliot Sello - elliot @ hst.org.za
Project Assistant: District Health Barometer

Elliot joined HST in 2007 on an Internship programme aimed at promoting experience in HMIS, project coordination and management. He is currently working on the District Health Barometer project. He has gained experience in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for mapping and data analysis. Prior to this, he was a learner information officer at the Polokwane Mankweng hospital complex in Limpopo.

Evelyn Thateng (Oumiki) Khumisi - oumiki @ hst.org.za
Senior Project Manager: District Health System

Oumiki holds a BA degree in Nursing science, an honours degree in Industrial Psychology from UNISA and a Masters degree in Public Health from the Medical University of Southern Africa. Oumiki joined the NDOH directorate of National Health information Systems in 1997 and later moved over to the directorate Strategic Planning.

Fazila Khan - fazila @ hst.org.za
Senior Accountant

Fazila was employed to provide financial and accounting technical support required in the Finance section for the implementation of various tasks and procedures for the HST, its programmes and support sections. Her competencies and skills include financial analysis, computer and accounting skills, and payroll preparation.

Fiorenza Monticelli - fiorenza @ hst.org.za
Project Manager: District Health Barometer

Fiorenza is a pharmacist by profession and currently manages the District Health Barometer project. She also writes, edits, coordinates, produces and publishes both electronic and hard copy information and publications for HST.

Frank Tlamama - frank @ hst.org.za
Technical Advisor: DHS

Frank joined HISP as a Monitoring Evaluation Advisor. The role of the advisor was to support the project and the DoH. The project support included planning, report writing, data collection, collation and analyzing. Towards the DoH, it was HIS support including DHIS and planning.

Halima Hoosen-Preston - halima @ hst.org.za
Desktop Publisher

Halima is an information officer and web designer at HST since 1996. She has experience in web, graphic and layout design and has been involved in designing and maintaining the HST web site and web sites hosted by HST. She has also been involved in training of personnel at district and provincial level. Her main interests are graphic and internet design. Her qualifications are in web authoring, design and business management.

Hlengiwe Ngcobo- hngcobo @ hst.org.za
Facilitator: HMIS/HISDC

Hlengiwe joined HST in 2006 and has worked in the field of Health Information Systems (HMIS), Governance and Equity Project (GEP) and in the HISDC Project as facilitator and trainer.

Ian Higginson - ian @ hst.org.za
Webmaster, Database Administrator

Ian has been in the computer industry for 24 years and has been designing and building Internet applications and websites since 1995, using and promoting open source software in the belief that information should be free and available to all people.

Imeraan Cassiem - imeraan @ hst.org.za
HMIS/M&E Facilitator

Imeraan has two decades of practical experience in the Public health sector. He worked for the Western Cape Department of Health for sixteen and a half years in various different capacities at all levels of the health system. The first ten years was spent at a Secondary Hospital and the remaining years at provincial level in a Provincial Information Officer role. He has extensive experience and knowledge in both Hospital and Primary Health Care Information and a bit of GIS. Imeraan holds a qualification in Human Resource Management and still also remains passionate about that.

Irwin Friedman - irwin @ hst.org.za
Director: Research Programme

Irwin's previous experience includes being Medical Director of The Valley Trust, Project Leader of Natal Institute for Community Health Education, National Director of National Progressive Primary Health Care Network, and most recently a Public Health Physician in independent practice. His current areas of interest in health development remain broad. They include evidence-based action research to improve access, equity and quality in the PHC & district health system, macro-economics, poverty alleviation, public works, participatory human resource development, community participation, CHWs, men's involvement in health and of course the myriad ramifications of HIV/AIDS, our most recent adversary.

Jackie Smith- jackie @ hst.org.za
HMIS and M&E facilitator

Jackie has a background in Nursing, Health Information Management and Strategic Planning and M & E in the District Health System. She is currently provides data management support to NDoH PHC and District Development Cluster by managing DHIS software at advance user level, preparing data for quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports, facilitating and managing changes to data elements, and providing support in the development of training programs and material.

Joyce Mareme - joyce @ hst.org.za
Receptionist

Joyce is the receptionist at the Midrand office. She has a secretarial diploma.

Julia Elliot- julia @ hst.org.za
Administrative Officer: Health Information and Monitoring and Evaluation projects

Julia has 27 years of experience in the office/administration field. She is currently the administrative officer for the HMIS project team within HST.

Kemona Pillai - kemona @ hst.org.za
HR IT Administrator

Kemona is the HR/IT administrator. Kemona has worked at the University of KwaZulu-Natal for the last two years. She has completed her B-Tech degree in Human Resources Management at the University of South Africa. She offers administration support to both the HR and IT departments.

Khuphukile Nyawose - khuphukile @ hst.org.za
Administrative Officer

Khuphukile is an administrative officer at HST. She joined the organisation in 1994 as a General Assistant.

Lindiwe Nhlapho - lindiwe @ hst.org.za
PA to the CEO

Lindiwe has seven years of experience in both the public and private sectors, in the field of administration and human resources. She completed her diploma in Office Administration in 2006 and is currently studying towards her BComm degree.

Lwandlekazi September - lwandlekazi @ hst.org.za
Cross site facilitator/Technical Assistant: INP

Lwandlekazi is a professional nurse. She has extensive experience in PHC services, with a specific focus on Child Health and Nutrition and Community Development Projects.

Marcus Jones – marcus @ hst.org.za
Technical Copy Editor

Marcus is passionate about Words, Ideas and Making Things Simpler! A lawyer by training, Marcus has worked within the publishing industry for the last 15 years. Marcus joined HST in May 2009.

Marion Stevens- mstevens @ hst.org.za
Project Manager: Women and HIV/AIDS Guage

Marion has worked both locally and internationally in the area of HIV/AIDS and women's health and HIV/AIDS for the past 15 years. She has participated and has been responsible for a number of health policy initiatives including the 1994 Women's Health Policy conference which resulted in thirteen different policies. She has a background as a health worker, in medical anthropology and in public development management. Her technical skills include: health systems qualitative and quantitative research in planning, methodology design, implementation, analysis, monitoring and evaluation.

Mary Dorasami - mary @ hst.org.za
Communications Officer

Mary is the communications officer at HST. She is a journalist by profession, and has experience in the media and communications field.

Mohammed-Hoosen Imam - hoosen @ hst.org.za
Accounts Assistant

Mohammed joined HST in March 2002 as an accounts assistant in the finance department. He has worked in the accounts department of various private companies.

Muzi Patrick Matse - muzi @ hst.org.za
Project Manager: TASC II/IPHC Project

Muzi joined HST in June 2002 as a site facilitator for Mopani District in Limpopo Province. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and has also trained in public health. Muzi was a Researcher/Lecturer at the School of Public Health, Wits University from 1998 to 2002. He was involved in consultancy work before joining HST.

Mzikazi Masuku- mzikazi @ hst.org.za
Nutrition Facilitator

Mzi has a Bsc Consumer Science/Honours, Diploma in Agriculture Extension and Home Economics. She has worked as a nutritionist for Uthungulu health distict, Department of Agriculture Eastern Cape and KZN, she also has extensive knowledge of community development .

Nandy Mothibe - nandy @ hst.org.za
Senior Researcher

Nandy is a Human Ecologist by profession and also holds a social science degree in Sociology and nutrition/dietetics. She is a Senior Researcher in Health Service & Community Studies in the Research Cluster.

Naomi Massyn - naomi @ hst.org.za
Facilitator: HMIS and M & E

Naomi is the HMIS facilitator in the Western Cape Province. She is qualified in nursing, public administration and health service management. She has extensive experience in the management of health services as well as in data and information management.

Nombulelo Bomelo - nombulelo @ hst.org.za
Facilitator: Women & HIV/AIDS Gauge

Nombulelo Bomela holds a Masters degree in Development Studies (University of the Western Cape), an Honours degree in Development Studies and an undergraduate degree in BA Languages and Communications. She has also worked partime as an assistant researcher on various qualitative research projects. Currently she is working on Developing HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines for Women of Reproductive Age.

Noluthando Ford-Ngomane - thando @ hst.org.za
Senior Program Manager

Thando is Medical Doctor. She currently is the project manager of the Integrated Nutrition Project (EC and KZN), ART Literacy Project in Mpumalanga, and Project on improving quality and access of HIV counseling and testing (KZN, EC and Mpumalanga).

Nomonde Bam - nomonde @ hst.org.za
Director: District Support and Community Development Programme

Nomonde's skills include project management, policy formulation and strategic planning. She has previously been the Director of Primary Health Care Services in Mpumalanga Department of Health, where she was involved in developing management systems.Her qualifications include BA(Cur) BA(Cur)HonsM(Cur) and Diplomas in Psychiatric Nursing, Midwifery and Medical and Surgical Nursing. Nomonde has been the Personal Assistant to the special adviser to the Minister of Health Dr Zuma.

Primrose Mbuli - primrose @ hst.org.za
Receptionist: Durban

Primrose is the receptionist at HST's head office in Durban. She joined the organisation in 2006.

Quintin Dreyer - quintin @ hst.org.za
IT Support and Network Administration Officer

Quintin is a Network and Support Officer responsible for the IT support and training needs of HST staff. He has worked at Technikon Natal in their IT Support section, supporting about 1000 staff members. He has worked on most Microsoft platforms from MS Dos to Windows 2000 and has experience in most of the commonly used Office Suites and other software packages.

Rachel James - rachel @ hst.org.za
Grants Adninistrator

Racheal has been with HST since 1995. She recently moved from administration to join the finance department as a grants administrator.

Rakesh Brijlal - rakesh @ hst.org.za
IT Supervisor

Rakesh is the IT Supervisor at HST and is responsible for the overall maintenance and operations of the IT Department. He has seventeen years of experience most of which was gained in the travel industry. He joined HST in 2006.

Rakshika Bhana - rakshika @ hst.org.za
Project Manager: HMIS and M&E

Rakshika currently manages the HMIS and M&E projects which focus on strengthening health information systems and the use of health information for management within the health sector. Other areas of experience include: district health systems development, M&E and research.

Ronel Visser - ronel @ hst.org.za
Director: HealthLink

Ronel has been with the HST since September 1999 first as cross-site facilitator for Health Information Systems and later as project manager for the Health Information and Monitoring and Evaluation projects. As from March 2007 she has taken up the position as Director for the Healthlink program in the HST. She has over 20 years experience in Public Health and Management. She has qualifications in Nursing and Health Management, Administration and Training.

Ross Haynes - ross @ hst.org.za
HMIS/M&E Facilitator

Ross joined HST in March 1998 as an ISDS facilitator in the Mt Currie (sub)district of KwaZulu Natal where he gained valuable experience in district health system development, with a special interest in the role of communication in health delivery processes. After three years he joined the Research Section and participated in District Development monitoring projects and a Decentralisation collaborative initiative, together with financing and monitoring work in the field of Environmental Health. Ross is currently a member of the Healthlink cluster in the HMIS/M&E Team, where he has been involved in a variety of projects, including the National Health Information Systems (NHIS) project and the District Management Study. Ross has a Diploma in Forestry, a BSc (Economics and Geography) and a post graduate Diploma in Adult Education.

Sibongile Mkhize- sibongile @ hst.org.za
Senior Researcher

Sibongile has a Masters in Development Studies (University of Natal) and a teaching degree, B.Paed., from University of Durban Westville. She acquired her research experience by working for the School of Development Studies and Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in different research projects which were mainly on HIV/AIDS and health. She also worked on projects based in health facilities in Durban, McCord Hospital and King Edward Hospital. Prior her involvement in research, she worked as a teacher for more than 3 years in high schools around Durban and Ezakheni, Ladysmith.

Siyabonga Nzimande- siyabonga @ hst.org.za
Junior Researcher: Gender Reproduction and Behavioral studies

Siyabonga has an Honours degree in Political Science (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and an undergraduate degree, B.Com. in Economics and Information Systems and Technology, from University of Durban Westville. He is currently doing his masters degree in public policy. He has been involved in a number of research projects and joint projects on HIV/AIDS while with Public Policy Partnership (PPP) at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.

Stiaan Byleveld- stiaan @ hst.org.za
Project Manager: Health Information Systems & Monitoring and Evaluation

Stiaan Byleveld was part of District Health Services and Public Health in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa for ten years before joining the Health Information Systems Project (HISP) team in 2002 as a Health Management Information Systems facilitator. Since then he gained valuable experience in District Health Information Systems with specific reference to Health Management Information Systems and Monitoring and Evaluation, working with organisations like the University of the Western Cape School of Public Health, Equity, Health Partners International, DFID, Health Systems Trust and others. He has a National Diploma in General Management and a Diploma in Managing Health and Welfare. His strengths are Project Management, District Health Information Systems Software, Geographical Information Systems, Health Management Information Systems and Monitoring and Evaluation. He also worked part time in Nigeria for three years, reviewing and strengthening the Health Management Information and Monitoring and Evaluation System in the country. Stiaan is currently employed by Health Systems Trust as a Health Information Systems and Monitoring and Evaluation project manager.

Thokozani Mbatha - thokozani @ hst.org.za
Researcher

Thokozani holds a Masters degree in Sociology (UKZN). Prior to joining HST he worked as a part-time Researcher for the University Interdisciplinary Accident Research Centre (Uniarc) at UKZN.

Tumelo Mampe - tumelo @ hst.org.za
Provincial Coordinator: North West - TASC II/IPHC Project

Tumelo holds a B.Com Information Systems degree from UCT and has been working as an Information Officer for Bojanala District since October 2005. She brings with her expertise in DHPs, DHERs and PHC Reviews.

Tshitshi Ngubo - tshitshi @ hst.org.za
HIV counselling and testing Technical Advisor: KZN

Tshitshi is a development practitioner who has studied with McCord Hospital, University of KZN, UNISA, University of Manchester (UK), Johns Hopkins University (CCP) USA, and Galilee International College (Israel). She has experience in training material design and facilitation, HIV counselling and testing, community development, research and nutrition.

Wanda Mthembu- wanda @ hst.org.za
Site Facilitator: ART Literacy Project

Wanda joined HST in 2002 as a consultant to the Male Sexuality and ART Literacy projects. She is currently a Site Facilitator for the ART Literacy Project based in Mpumalanga Province. Prior to joining HST she had been a Provincial HIV and AIDS Coordinator in KZN and a part time Lecturer in the Durban-Umlazi Campus of the University of Zululand (Nursing Science Department). She has a Masters degree in Public Health and PHD (Public Health Nursing).

Zimisele Ndlela- zimisele @ hst.org.za
Junior Researcher: Socio-Economic Determinants

Zimisele is a junior researcher at HST, working mostly in TB research. He has an Honors degree in Policy and Development from UKZN (PMB), and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Policy and Development.

Zungezi Thuthu - zungezi @ hst.org.za
Junior Researcher: Occupational Health

Zungezi is a junior researcher at HST and has a diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health, he joined the organisation in 2008.