Dr Ntombifikile Nkwanyana is a biostatistician and a lecturer in the Discipline of Public Health Medicine. She has had more than 15 years of experience in statistical consulting in the medical field. She is involved in teaching and supervising postgraduate students in the Discipline of Public Health Medicine. She is also involved in collaborative projects both provincially and nationally where she provides statistical input. Dr Nkwanyana has served on the National Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity Committee where she was responsible to analyze and report on national perinatal statistics.