Aone Gogontle Ditirwa, MD

Newly qualified Paediatrician and Fellow of the Colleges of Paediatricians of South Africa (FC Paeds SA) offering a strong foundation in clinical research and policy advocacy. Expertise includes maternal and child health, global child health, and promoting health equity in low- and middle-income countries. Demonstrated skills in patient care, leadership, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams, alongside a growing interest in paediatric genetics. Committed to advancing child health outcomes through innovative research, advocacy efforts, and strengthening health systems.

• Merrian Brooks, Adolescent Medicine Physician, brooksm2@chop.edu, merrian.brooks@yahoo.com, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Botswana UPenn Partnership, Paediatric Head
• Tinsae Alemayehu, Assistant program director and Pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Alemayehut@ub.ac.bw, Department of Pediatrics and adolescent health, University of Botswana

• BOTSWANA TOP ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP 2013 (IGCSE)
• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER (CSC) 2013–2019
• HARVEY SUTTON GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP (University of Sydney, Australia) 2020
• STECKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Global Health Observership 2024
• BOTSWANA PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION BEST RESIDENT Three-time Winner - Gold (2022, 2023), Silver Award Winner (2024)

• World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Sydney Australia 2023
• UNICEF National Symposium on Child-Friendly Justice System, Gaborone Botswana 2023
• Botswana Paediatrics Association 10th Anniversary Conference 2023
• Oxford Maternal Mental Health in Africa - Conversations Symposium 2024
• Tiny Feet Big Steps International Neonatology Conference, Arusha Tanzania, 2024
• Speaker - Union of African Paediatric Associations Congress, Gaborone 2024
• Presented on the integration of maternal mental health screening in perinatal health services, 2024

• PALS/APLS
• Botswana-Baylor Partnership Paediatric HIV Training Program
• UNICEF Child Rights Advocate
• American Academy of Pediatrics “Improving Conversations With Vaccine-Hesitant Families”
• Medical Research Ethics
• UNICEF Botswana IMCI training on Malnutrition

• Past President - Rotaract Club of Dalian (Junior Rotary Club); a non-profit, apolitical, non-religious social organization composed of young professionals and graduate students living in Dalian, China, that is involved in community service and volunteer projects around China. During my term we enjoyed great success, having managed to raise more than RMB 30,000 in aid of an autism rehabilitation center under an annual project dubbed “RUN IN BLUE”.
• 2024 University of Botswana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Health Resident Representative

AWARDS

• BOTSWANA TOP ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP 2013
• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER (CSC) 2013–2019
• HARVEY SUTTON GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP (University of Sydney, Australia) 2020
• STECKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Global Health Observership 2024
• Two-time Winner - Botswana Paediatric Association Best Paediatric Resident Gold (2022, 2023)
• Silver Award Winner - Botswana Paediatric Association Best Paediatric Resident (2024)