PROF. PAMELA NAIDOO - NEWLY APPOINTED CEO THE HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION SA

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is pleased to introduce Professor Pamela Naidoo, our newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 01 September 2016. Prof Naidoo is a public health and behavioral medicine specialist with 28 years of experience in the health sector spanning both non-communicable and communicable diseases.Prof. Naidoo is the Research Director of the Psychosocial Well-Being and Behavioral Interventions programme at the SA Human Sciences Research Council and holds an Extraordinary Professorship in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at the University of the Western Cape. She has a Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Durban-Westville and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Cape Town, as well as a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Natal. Prof Naidoo will positively contribute to the foundation’s mission and lead the organization towards its next stage of development. Chairperson of the HSFSA, Ms Nanette Crouse, says “We were fortunate to have a highly talented and experienced pool of candidates to choose from. We look forward to Prof Naidoo’s leadership.”