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Kaymarlin Govender

Kaymarlin Govender, PhD, is a public health scientist and Director of Heard, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He also serves on the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board of the Global Human Reproduction Programme at the World Health Organization.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

6 May 2026

From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response

Kaymarlin Govender

7 min

OPINIONISTA

1 April 2020

The world wasn’t ready for Covid-19 – we need to fix our broken systems

Kaymarlin Govender

4 min

OPINIONISTA

21 February 2020

The roots of student protest run deep

Kaymarlin Govender

3 min

OPINIONISTA

15 October 2019

NHI mustn’t just be about the money – let’s not forget human rights

Kaymarlin Govender

4 min

OPINIONISTA

20 August 2019

The NHI and its aspirations for universal healthcare: Points of contention

Kaymarlin Govender

5 min

OPINIONISTA

22 October 2018

An anatomy of public corruption: Is there a fault in our analysis?

Kaymarlin Govender

4 min

OPINIONISTA

24 May 2018

Decolonising education, globalisation and forms of citizenship

Kaymarlin Govender

3 min

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Latest Work

From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response

The world wasn’t ready for Covid-19 – we need to fix our broken systems

The roots of student protest run deep

NHI mustn’t just be about the money – let’s not forget human rights

The NHI and its aspirations for universal healthcare: Points of contention

An anatomy of public corruption: Is there a fault in our analysis?

Decolonising education, globalisation and forms of citizenship