Dr Lethukwenama Letsoalo
Medical doctor and public health communicator
South Africa
Dr Lethukwenama Letsoalo is a South African medical doctor, public health communicator and founder of the telehealth practice Thrive Health Services. She holds an MBChB from Stellenbosch University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health from the University of Pretoria and an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, completed as a Chevening Scholar.
She creates health information in isiZulu and English. Her work covers sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable diseases and health promotion, with particular attention to young people and underserved communities.
These areas inform her contribution to the Direct Meds medical reviewer team, including general health, contraception, sexual health and chronic disease education.