Dr SM Dhlomo a Medical Practitioner; a Provincial Executive Member of the ANC in KZN, the MEC for Health of KwaZulu-Natal. He received his medical degree from the University of Natal, Durban in 1985. He later pursued further studies in psychology and sociology. In order to spearhead a holistic treatment and management of clinical processes, he further attained post graduate accolades in public health as well as strategic and project management.
His passion for raising the quality of lives of ordinary people and his concern for addressing the pandemic of HIV and Aids and exponential increase of TB and opportunistic diseases motivated him to extend his professional understanding thereby attaining a Postgraduate diploma in HIV and Aids management.
His humble contribution and far reaching implications to ensuring that the people of South Africa and in particular KwaZulu-Natal strive towards attaining freedom led to him joining the people ‘s army, Umkhonto Wesizwe at a very early age. This led to his incarceration in Robben Island.
Dr Dhlomo has practiced as a Medical Practitioner at King Edward Hospital and has had his own practice at Madadeni Medical Centre in Newcastle. He has also served as an Academic at the University of KwaZulu-Natal lecturing in Public Health and advising the Vice Chancellor.
