Cape Town paediatric cardiologist's pioneering work recognised at L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards

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John Perlman interviews Professor Liesl Zühlke about her recognition at the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for her work in paediatric cardiology.

John Perlman chats Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Paediatric Cardiologist and South African Medical Research Council Vice President, Professor Liesl Zühlke about being honoured at the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards for her groundbreaking work in improving care for children with cardiovascular disease.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.   Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702  https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj  For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd  Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc  Follow us on social…

People in this episode

Host: John Perlman

Guest: Professor Liesl Zühlke

Topics covered

• paediatric cardiology
• women in science
• healthcare
• awards
• cardiovascular disease

Keywords

• paediatric cardiology
• L'Oréal-UNESCO
• Professor Liesl Zühlke
• children's healthcare
• cardiovascular disease

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, South African Medical Research Council, L'Oréal-UNESCO

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