Professor Jeané Cloete

Professor Jeané Cloete completed her undergraduate studies at Stellenbosch University and has been involved in research at the University of Pretoria (UP) for the past eight years. Her work with the Gauteng Department of Health and her role as a lecturer at UP place her in a unique position to do research across many departments and in the clinical public healthcare setting.

She is currently working on COVID-19 research in the Tshwane District, collaborating with other Tshwane District personnel in family medicine. Her field of research highlights child medical care in the public health sector and helps to improve the care provided to children in South Africa, particularly in Gauteng.

Prof Cloete also works at UP’s Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care Strategies, and is collaborating with the University’s Department of Immunology on COVID-19 research projects and with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Family Medicine on various projects pertaining to the virus.

She regards her current research on COVID-19 among children as a highlight, adding that a recent milestone was the publication of a collaborative article on Omicron in the Tshwane District.

For Prof Cloete, research plays an integral role in advancing current knowledge in any field. In her particular field, she says it also assists with stakeholder decision-making to improve care for children.

Her academic role model is Prof Dankwart Wittenberg. She regards him as a fantastic clinician and teacher who understood the value of research in assisting with management, patient care and decision-making on a personal as well as public health level.
Prof Cloete hopes to contribute to evidence-based research that will improve the care provided to children in South Africa and improve their outcomes.

She assures school learners or undergraduates who are interested in her field that while it may seem intimidating to study and work in the medical field, and that succeeding requires hard work, it is extremely rewarding.

In her spare time, Prof Cloete enjoys cooking, building wooden models, reading and gardening.

Research by Professor Jeané Cloete

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