Alex interviews Professor Wiedaad Slemming 29 April 2023

Professor Wiedaad Slemming is a health professional, academic and researcher with more than 20 years’ experience working clinically as a Paediatric Physiotherapist, conducting research, developing policies and programmes, and planning and managing projects and programmes and services in a variety of settings in South Africa, England, and Wales. She started her clinical career at Red Cross Children’s Hospital many years ago. Wiedaad’s particular areas of expertise and research include maternal and child health and nutrition, early childhood development (ECD), child disability and health systems strengthening, and she currently serves on international and national technical and advisory groups in these fields.