Yolandie Ralfe

About: Yolandie is a Medical Anthropologist with a PhD in Public Health, a Master's in Health Science (Medical Anthropology), and a background in nursing. She has over ten years of experience conducting and coordinating a variety of research projects ranging from ethnographies to randomised controlled clinical trials. She is a trained Clinical Research Associate with extensive experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, ICH guidelines, and the ethical requirements of conducting clinical and behavioural research in South Africa. Her main areas of focus include sexual and reproductive health, including HIV prevention, the impact of climate change on access to health care services, and the ethics of clinical trials in the South African setting. Currently, she is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Health Bioethics at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) based in Durban, South Africa.