Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Chief scientific officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in South Africa, specialises in obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology, Diabetes
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Obesity feels like HIV but more compressed. We've got a disease we don't quite understand, it's there, we're not doing much about it. The drugs are kind of there, but not available. Stigma is also an issue.”
What Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana has said
“This could be very significant for South Africa and many African countries and low and middle-income countries [LMICs] at large where cost has been one of the main barriers to access.”
chief scientific officer at South Africa's Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, specialist in obesity · Diabetes · 27 Aug 2026 · Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds ↗
Where Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana has been quoted
- Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – studytheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.
- Cervical Cancer Screening: Analyzing Recent Guideline Changes Against Current Trends of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Risk FactorsCureus
- Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: biotech firm eyes cervical cancer test breakthroughSouth China Morning Post
- Your strength workout can double as cardio – experts explain how to get both benefitsWomen's Health
Professors, researchers and think-tank analysts quoted on the strength of their research rather than a clinical role. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 5 Oct 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.