ON THE FRONTLINE : Dr Botsile Kuiperij
According to a UN Women study on Covid-19 and Gender, women constitute 70 percent of healthcare professionals worldwide.
In Africa, the nursing staff is made up of 65 percent females while women physicians account for 28 percent of the profession.
This Valentine’s, Voice Woman chooses to acknowledge some of the young women of this noble profession and also find out how they’ll be celebrating… if at all.
Name: Dr Botsile Kuiperij, 36
Studied at: University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Specialty Area: Dentistry
Base: Kanye DHMT
What she loves most about her job: Being able to restore my patient’s oral health and seeing them smile again.