UCT’s Professor Liesl Zühlke has won the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Science Award.
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Paediatric cardiologist and South African Medical Research Council Vice President, Professor Liesl Zühlke will on Thursday be honoured at the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards for her groundbreaking work in improving care for children with cardiovascular disease.
She is one of five international laureates being celebrated at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
In its 28th edition, the awards recognise laureates for their pioneering contributions to life and environmental sciences.
Zühlke is being recognised for her work in improving care for children with heart conditions, particularly rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a neglected disease with one of the highest cardiovascular mortality rates among children globally.
