Ms Zwakele Tfwala is a health professional with an academic background in MBA in Health Care Administration, Bachelor of Nursing Science in Advanced Medical -Surgical nursing and Midwifery and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Over the past ten years, she gained extensive experience espanning from grant management, public health programming, health system strengthening, and research. In her most recent role as Research Officer, Ms. Tfwala provided technical support for health system strengthening activities implemented under the Ministry of Health (MoH), particularly within the National Health Research and Innovation Department to coordinate and disseminate national health research. She is dedicted to improving health outcomes through evidence-informed interventions.