Dr. Nothando Zulu

Nothando Zulu is a South African scholar whose work spans public health, social development, and higher education transformation. Her research engages pressing societal challenges, with a strong focus on equity, human rights, and institutional reform within the African context. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, she connects health systems, social justice, and development policy.

Her contributions to global child health are reflected in collaborative research on surgical and anaesthetic outcomes for children in Africa, highlighting systemic gaps in perioperative care and advocating for health system strengthening. She has also explored infectious disease control through qualitative work on schistosomiasis treatment uptake, emphasizing health literacy, stigma reduction, and community engagement in endemic regions.

Beyond health, Zulu has examined housing as a constitutional right in South Africa, linking urban poverty, social development, and jurisprudence. Her earlier work on land, conservation, and quality assurance in higher education demonstrates sustained interest in structural inequality, institutional culture, and post-colonial transformation, positioning her as a scholar attentive to policy, governance, and social change.