Prof Nenene Qekwana (Head of Department)

BSc(UFS), BVSc, MMedVet, PhD (Pretoria)

Lecturer: Veterinary Public Health

Orchid ID: 0000-0002-4609-5151

Summary CV   

Nenene holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Free State, BVSc and MMedVet specialist degree in Veterinary Public Health from the University of Pretoria. In 2018, Nenene was awarded a PhD by the University of Pretoria. He is currently the Research Theme Leader of the Sustainable Livelihood and Wellbeing theme at the Faculty of Veterinary Science.

He lectures aspects of Veterinary Public Health at undergraduate and postgraduate level at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences as well as Faculty of Health Sciences.

Research Expertise/Interest

Antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention and control

Spatial epidemiology of human and animal diseases

Quantitative risk analysis of zoonotic and foodborne diseases