Dr Atiya Mosam is a medical doctor, who completed her medical degree in 2007 at the
University of the Witwatersrand. Atiya worked in clinical care and management within the
public sector primary care system before joining the University of the Witwatersrand, School of
Public Health in 2015. She is currently a Public Health Medicine Specialist through the College
of Medicine South Africa and also holds a Masters of Public Health (Policy and Management)
and a Masters Of Medicine (Community Health). Atiya has 15 years of experience in health
system strengthening initiatives from national policy development to health management and
implementation of interventions, with special focus on primary health care initiatives such as
CHW programs and telehealth for NCDs. She also holds an interest in healthcare financing and
economics, health promotion and prevention for non-communicable diseases and human
resources for health.
Atiya is an honorary lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Public Health.
She has also served on various Executive Committees, including a role as the Secretary of the
Public Health Association of South Africa. Atiya is an IAP Young Physician Leaders alumnus
and serves as the chair of the YPL Alumni Committee. She is also currently a Steering
Committee and technical working group member for the WHO Roadmap for the Public Health
and Emergency Workforce. She currently serves as an elected Council representative for the
College of Public Health Medicine, where she chairs the career pathing and membership
sub-committee.