07/08/2026
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻: 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀
Dear Colleagues and Students,
This Women's Month, as South Africa, we celebrate the resilience, wisdom, and compassion that women bring to every corner of our country. In our case as the Faculty of Health Science, your work is demonstrated from the lab bench to the bedside, from the classroom to the community in the urban and rural centres that we serve.
Your work heals, your research illuminates, and your leadership inspires. This includes every member of our support staff, the administrators who keep our systems running, the cleaners who maintain safe and dignified spaces, the technicians who enable our experiments, and the receptionists who welcome our visitors. Without your dedication behind the scenes, our academic project would simply not stand.
We see you juggling roles, breaking barriers, and lifting others as you climb. Your quiet contributions often go unnoticed, but they are the very foundation upon which our excellence in the Faculty and the university in general is built. We honour not only your visible achievements but also the invisible labour that holds our Faculty together. May this month remind you that your presence here is not accidental, but it is essential.
To the leadership, let us move beyond appreciation to action. Champion equal opportunities, challenge biases, and create spaces where every woman can thrive without exception. Thank you for the heart and intellect you pour into health sciences. This month, and every month, you are valued.
And finally, to every woman and young lady across our wider university, whether in lecture halls, laboratories, administrative offices, or residence corridors, know that your voice matters, and your future is bright with possibility. We are proud to walk this journey alongside you.
With gratitude,
Prof D.R. Phetlhu
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
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