Margaret Antoinette Van Niekerk, Speaker at Public Health Congress

PhD Student

Margaret Antoinette Van Niekerk

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Biography:

Mrs Margaret Van Niekerk is a early career colleague and is a registered PhD student working in Research at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, at Stellenbosch university. She is a project manager who implements large observational studies in the field of paediatric infectious diseases. She holds a master’s degree in human nutrition and has a keen interest in Nutiriton in infectious diseases.

2026

Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Title: Early infant feeding practices and their association with respiratory illness and pulmonary tuberculosis in south african children