Biography

Mrs Gugu Shabangu is a Chief Director for HIV and AIDS & STIs in the National Department of Health. Her portfolio includes providing strategic direction in the management of HIV and AIDS and STI’s amongst others.

In the past 3 decades she has coordinated different health programs like Mental Health, Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Maternal and Child Care and others. She has contributed so much in strengthening District Health Systems in her 5 years as a District Director.

She has coordinated HIV and AIDS, TB and STIs response as KZN Provincial Council on AIDS Head of Secretariat and her priority has always been placing key population and vulnerable groups in the centre of HIV and AIDS, TB and STI’s response.

She has co-authored several Provincial Strategic documents on HIV and AIDS as well as Integrated Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She holds a master’s degree in public health from University of KwaZulu-Natal.