Shaheen Mehtar MBBS, FRCPath, FCPath, MD

Prof Shaheen Mehtar trained in the United Kingdom in Medical Microbiology, Infectious Disease, and Community Health. She was Head of Microbiology at the North Middlesex Hospital & Senior Lecturer at Royal Free Hospital for 23 years- she moved to South Africa in 2000. She served as Deputy Director Public Health in the Western Cape before moving to Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University where she established the Unit of Infection Prevention and Control in 2004- it has an exceptional training reputation across Africa ranging from a basic IPC course to a Masters and PhD in IPC.

Prof Mehtar is a highly respected and recognized world expert in Infection Control and has been involved in setting up IPC programs in the UK, Europe, Far East, India, Asia, and Latin America. She served on the executive committees of prestigious organizations such as the Hospital Infection Society, The British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, European Society of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, the International Society of Chemotherapy, and International Society of Infectious Diseases.

Through ICAN, Shaheen is extensively involved in establishing and promoting training programs and operational research in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship across Africa. She currently serves on several WHO committees including those for global IPC policies, surgical site infection, WASH, and safety injection global network.