S1E17 - Safura Abdool Karim, Public Health Attorney

Safura Abdool Karim is a public health lawyer and senior researcher at the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA), Wits School of Public Health. Safura completed her LLB at the University of Cape Town and thereafter did her LLM in Global Health Law at Georgetown University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on constitutional rights and non-communicable diseases.     Prior to joining PRICELESS SA, Safura completed her articles at a major corporate firm, acted as a public defender and clerked for Justice Leona Theron at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.  Safura has also worked at notable health law organisations such as the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and the O’Neill Institute as well as being the first legal journalist at GroundUp. Her work at PRICELESS SA focuses on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases as well as using the law to improve health outcomes more broadly. She is also a 2020 Aspen New Voices Fellow.   Tune in to hear about Safura’s most challenging experiences in her journey as a legal professional. Tag us on Instagram @safsaksa @sister_in_law_ Remember to always use your voice and your resources to amplify the issues which matter. In South Africa a black woman is has an equal chance at securing employment as she does being murdered by her intimate partner. This cannot be our narrative and it is important to speak out about injustices against women. It is also important that if you are a victim of GBV that you gather the strength to see to it that your abuser is brought to book. Reach out to Sonke Gender Justice: To report an incident of sexual harassment, bullying, abuse or any other form of harassment experienced, seen or heard about, or an incident of fraud, corruption or bribery: CALL the toll-free whistleblower hotline: 0800 333 059 SMS: 33490 EMAIL: [email protected]