Dr Lethabo Machaba • October 7, 2020

METRO FM HOW TO: BE A PAEDIATRICIAN (TALKING TO DOCTOR LETHABO MACHABA, A QUALIFIED PAEDIATRICIAN)

"This was a lunchtime interview I did with Thomas Msengana and Pearl Modiadie on Metro FM a few years back in 2018."

You can listen to the insert and read the description below.

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Doctor Lethabo Machaba is a qualified Paeditrician, currently working at her private Practice, at Busamed hospital Modderfontein and at Sunninghill Netcare.


Doctor Machaba studied her undergrad degree(MbchB) at the University of Cape Town(UCT) after being awarded the Gallagher Foundation Scholarship in 2003.


She graduated in 2008.


Dr Machaba worked for 2 years as an intern medical doctor at Tembisa hospital and did her community service at 1Miltary

Hospital.


In 2012, she worked at a children's HIV clinic at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital(CMJAH).


She then specialised in paediatrics through WITS from 2013 and qualified as a Paediatrician in 2016.


Whilst specialising, she worked at CMJAH, Baragwanath and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital.


Dr Machaba is passionate about community service and advocating for childrens rights to health.


She is an executive member of an NGO called Every Nation Midrand missions where they do free wellness clinics for the disadvantaged children and their families and refer them to government hospitals if needing further treatment.

Dr Machaba is a paediatrician based at Netcare Sunninghill Hospital. Get in touch if you’d like to book an appointment for a routine check up or to assess any arising health concerns in your child.

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