Dr. Wiedaad Slemming is an experienced health professional, academic and researcher. She is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Child Health and currently serves as Director of the Children’s Institute, an interdisciplinary research unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Slemming has more than 20 years of experience working in different health systems and on local and global public health issues in South Africa, England, and Wales. Her areas of expertise and research are Early Childhood Development (ECD), maternal and child health, child disability, and health systems strengthening. She has extensive research experience spanning these areas and is an accomplished scientific and technical writer, publishing in national and international peer-reviewed journals, editing books and scientific journals, authoring book chapters and contributing to the development and implementation of policies and programs.
Dr. Slemming is also an experienced public speaker and has presented in various scientific, academic, and government forums. She currently serves on several international and national ECD, child health and nutrition, and disability technical and advisory committees.
