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#frayHero: Shakira Choonara

Each week, frayintermedia highlights an advocacy hero doing good work on the continent and honours them as our #frayHero. Meet multi-award winning public health and gender justice champion Shakira Choonara who is driven by an interest in creating systems that level the plainfield for young women to thrive.   Q: You have been at the forefront of public […]

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Women’s Month Profile: In conversation with Dr Shakira Choonara

In the latest segment of the Women’s Month Profile, Lukhona Mguni chats to Dr Shakira Choonara who is an award-winning independent public health practitioner, activist, public speaker, and Operation Smile Ambassador for South Africa. In 2018-2020, Dr Choonara served on the inaugural African Union Youth Council and is presently the AMREF Africa AHAIC Commissioner for […]

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The Life of an Activist

Dr Shakira Choonara is a rising global icon, bold activist and 2017 Woman of the Year in Health, SA. She is an established research-advocacy specialist in public health. Her most notable and influential role to date is to be appointed to the inaugural African Union Youth Advisory Council. Listen to podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-life-of-an-activist/id1576021978?i=1000529276693

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We’re telling it like it is in Women’s Month videos

Some time ago, our indefatigable minister of health, Zweli Mkize, posted a video on his Twitter timeline which had general practitioner Dr Marlin McCay giving advice on how to take care of yourself if you have tested positive for Covid-19. We loved the idea, but also thought that it would be wonderful if similar videos could be […]

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