By Charmaine Ndlela
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed on the global scientific stage after Professor Liesl Zühlke was named the 2026 laureate for Africa and the Arab States in the prestigious UNESCO-Foundation L’Oréal For Women in Science International Awards.
Zühlke was recognised for her ground-breaking research aimed at improving care for children living with cardiovascular disease, particularly rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a preventable illness that continues to disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable communities.
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