Dr. Lwando Maki has a Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Cape Town. After completion of his internship and community service he conducted specialist medical training in Public Health Medicine/Preventative Medicine at the College of Medicine of South Africa and a Master of Medicine at the University of Pretoria. He then went on to enter his second specialist medical training in Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine of South Africa and his second Master of Medicine at the University of Cape Town.

Dr Maki has a particular interest in Global Health, Climate Change and Non-communicable Diseases with a focus on Cardiovascular Disease. Dr Maki has fourteen years of leadership and advocacy experience and has, amongst others, served on the Editorial Board of the Elsevier Climate and Health Journal, Chair of the Climate Health Working Group of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, Past Chair of the Environmental Health Working Group of the World Medical Association, Climate lead of the African Coalition of Medical Associations, Secretary – Climate of the Africa Epidemiological Association, current President Public Health Association of South Africa, Secretary of the African Epidemiological Association, member of the South African National Climate Change Steering Committee-Department of Environmental Affairs, Member of the Climate Change Committee-Congress of South African Trade Unions and Climate Lead for the South African Medical Association.