Mr Lerole David Mametja

Mr Lerole David Mametja is the Chief Director for TB Control and Management in the National Department of Health, South Africa. He has more than 20 years of experience in public health. He was Executive Director of the Health Systems Trust (HST), NGO supporting public-private partnerships in health. He was also Regional Health Sector Manager for RTI International (linked to University of North Carolina), overseeing its health programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), particularly in Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia. He served as CEO of the Health and Welfare Sector Education Training Authority (HWSETA), an entity that focuses on providing training and skills development opportunities for South Africans. He holds a masters degree in public health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management from Columbia University, New York.