Johannesburg - In all aspects of society, there are phenomenal women who are making a difference in the lives of those around them while striving to reach new heights personally.
This Women’s Month, The Saturday Star is profiling some of the nation’s impactful ladies such as Dr Nokukhanya Khanyile.
Khanyile is literally in the business of saving lives. The medical practitioner, mental health advocate and author is passionate about medicine and making a positive contribution to all those she meets and interacts with.
Khanyile was on the frontline during the devastating Covid-19 pandemic which erupted in South Africa in early 2020, and is currently based at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital as a Registrar in the Paediatric Department.
She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2015, from the University of Witwatersrand. Following the successful completion of her degree, the trailblazing doctor served at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg before heading to Sebokeng Hospital in 2018.
The medical practitioner is also passionate about mental health awareness and in June this year, Khanyile, together with media personality Roxy Burger and fellow medical practitioner and yoga teacher Dr Anesu Mbizvo, teamed up with The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) and global beauty brand Maybelline New York for the #BraveTogether campaign.The special project resulted in a dedicated WhatsApp counselling chat line available everyday from 8 am-5pm.
Khanyile is also an author and this year she teamed up with multi-award-winning businesswoman Farah Fortune and primary school teacher Thandazile Ndlovu to create the book Tidi Talks: Periods, which is a guide for parents and the youth on the journey of menstruation, through storytelling.The book is a guide to help parents and kids understand menstruation better and is written in a way that is easily understandable for both young and old.