Dr. Jacqueline Bezuidenhout

Jacqueline Bezuidenhout is a South African researcher whose work spans paediatric healthcare, developmental conditions, and public health implementation in resource-constrained contexts. Her scholarship reflects a strong commitment to improving child health services within the public sector, with particular attention to early detection, psychosocial support, and family-centred care.

Her research on universal newborn hearing screening has highlighted systemic and practical barriers to implementation in public hospitals, contributing valuable evidence to early hearing detection initiatives. She has also examined neurodevelopmental conditions such as cerebral palsy and ADHD, exploring clinical characteristics, neuroimaging patterns, and the lived experiences of families, particularly during the COVID‑19 lockdown.

In addition, her interdisciplinary work includes environmental health research, developing geospatial methods to estimate indoor radon exposure risk in South Africa. Across these diverse themes, her scholarship demonstrates strength in applied research, feasibility studies, and contextually grounded solutions aimed at enhancing child wellbeing and informing health policy and practice.