Dr. Basetsana Maroane

Basetsana Maroane is a South African researcher focused on pediatric health, with particular attention to infectious diseases and injury-related morbidity in children. Affiliated with leading academic and clinical institutions in South Africa, her work contributes to strengthening evidence from tertiary hospital settings and advancing child health research in low- and middle-income contexts.

Her publications examine critical drivers of childhood mortality and hospitalisation, including COVID-19–related deaths and acute poisoning. Through clinical surveillance and histopathological investigation, she has helped clarify the role of SARS-CoV-2 and co-infections in pediatric fatalities. Complementary research on childhood poisoning highlights patterns of toxic exposures and associated outcomes in an urban South African population.

Although based on a limited number of available publications, her scholarship reflects strengths in epidemiologic analysis, hospital-based surveillance, and multidisciplinary collaboration. The work underscores preventable causes of child morbidity and mortality, informing public health strategies and clinical practice in high-burden settings.