About Dr. Lumbani Ngulube
Lumbani Ngulube is a medical doctor and public health researcher with a growing portfolio of work focused on maternal, newborn, surgical, and critical care in low- and middle-income countries. He has just completed a Master of Public Health (Health Economics stream) at the University of Cape Town and works as a Research Fellow in the Division of Global Surgery and the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at UCT.
His research spans the State of Africa’s Stillbirths initiative, Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) costing and implementation research under the APPRISE project, and systems-level programmes aimed at improving access to operative and critical care, in collaboration with WHO Collaborating Centres, Africa CDC, UNICEF, and national governments. Lumbani’s work combines clinical insight with economic and policy analysis to support evidence-informed decision-making at national and sub-national levels.
Across his career, he has been driven by a commitment to translating research into policy-relevant action that strengthens health systems, improves equity, and amplifies the voices of patients and communities most affected by critical illness and preventable deaths.
In addition to his research portfolio, Lumbani contributes to academic training as a clinical and public health educator. He teaches undergraduate medical students (MBChB Years 5 and 6) at the University of Cape Town, supporting training in clinical reasoning, health systems thinking, and evidence-informed practice.