Buhle Lubuzo

Dedicated, adept and progress-focused professional bringing six years of experience in project design, implementation, and management. Has a thorough, hands-on approach to recording, analyzing and reporting of complex data. Team-oriented with a strong work ethic, Lubuzo has shown great attainment with ten publications during her educational career (four years). With a track record of initiative and dependability, she has devised strategic initiatives that will prove valuable to any institution. Her interests are in establishing an integrated approach or career path where both clinical service and research are balanced and maintaining an equal footing. Believes a balanced frame of mind, encompassing both research-based and practice-based ideals, can be achieved. Being in the Public Health and Psychology field has led to accelerated growth in her career and skills as a professional. A detail-oriented and methodical professional successful in developing in-depth research projects. She is a reliable team player with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Her ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with high accuracy has made her comfortable handling complex issues, meeting strict deadlines, and adjusting to rapidly changing conditions. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated the highest levels of service and commitment to the mission of any organization she has worked for. She has successfully applied her skills and expertise, and she continues to look for avenues in which she can use the intricacies of this field to solve real-world problems while growing competently.

• Recognition of outstanding achievement to research addressing ling cancer in South Africa.
• Achieved Cum Laude Masters Award by completing degree with distinction and efficiency.
• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
• Designed, Implemented and Managed a Patient Navigation Program for KZN public health facilities.
• Awarded College of Health Sciences Scholarship for Ph.D studies.

• Introduction to Public Health Module (PGDip)
  Teach: Semester 1, 2023
• Patient Navigation
  Line manager: 2021 — 2023
• Introduction to Public Health Module (PGDip)
  Co-convene & Teach: Semester 1, 2022
• Qualitative Research Module (MPH)
  Teach: Semester 2, 2022
• Making A Difference Module (1st Year medical students)
  Teach & Supervision: 2019 — 2021
• Social work final-year students
  Supervision: 2021
• Nominal Group Technique Workshop (Post-graduates)
  Teach & Facilitate: 2019

• Introduction to Palliative Care, University of Cape Town
• Education in Palliative and End-of-life care: Paediatrics, St. Jude Global Palliative care
• Primer in Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Research Methods, UKZN
• Introductory course for population-based cancer registration, International Cancer Institute, and African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN)
• Research methods for registrars, University of KwaZulu Natal
• Introduction to Research Ethics and Evaluation, TRREE Training
• Teaching English as a foreign language, Knysna English School

• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana KW, Ginindza TG. Lung Cancer Patients’ Conceptualization of Care Coordination in Selected Public Health Facilities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Jan;19(21):13871.
• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana KW, Hlongwa M, Ginindza TG. Coordination Models for Cancer Care in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 Jan;19(13):7906.
• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana K, Ginindza T. Model for Achieving a Coordinated Access to Lung Cancer Care in Selected Public Health Facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2023 Mar 3;12(1):e34341.
• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana K, Ginindza T. Cancer care reform in South Africa: A case for cancer care coordination: A narrative review. Palliative & Supportive Care. 2022 Feb;20(1):129-37.
• Lubuzo B, Ginindza T, Hlongwana K. Exploring barriers to lung cancer patient access, diagnosis, referral and treatment in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: the health providers’ perspectives. Translational Lung Cancer Research (2019) 8(4):380-391. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2019.08.17
• Lubuzo B, Ginindza T, Hlongwana K. The barriers to initiating lung cancer care in low and middle-income countries. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;35:38. Published 2020 Feb 12. Doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.38.17333
• Hlongwana, K., Lubuzo, B., Mlaba, P., Zondo, S. and Ginindza, T., 2020. Multistakeholder Experiences of Providing, Receiving, and Setting Priorities for Lung Cancer Care in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
• Mapanga, Witness, et al. "Consensus study on the health system and patient-related barriers for lung cancer management in South Africa." Plos one 16.2 (2021): e0246716.
• Blanchard C, Lubuzo B, Asirwa FC, Dlamini X, Msadabwe-Chikuni SC, Mwachiro M, Shyirambere C, Ruhangaza D, Milner Jr DA, Van Loon K, DeBoer R. Multisector Collaborations and Global Oncology: The Only Way Forward. JCO Global Oncology. 2021 Jan;7:153-61.

• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana K, Ginindza T. Cancer care reform in South Africa: A case for cancer care coordination: A narrative review. Palliative & Supportive Care. 2021 May 6:1-9.
• Lubuzo B, Hlongwana K, Ginindza T. Cancer care reform in South Africa: A case for cancer care coordination: A narrative review. Palliative & Supportive Care. 2021 May 6:1-9.

1. Dr. Nkosana Jafta from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Nursing and Public Health Academic Leader of Research/Line manager
jaftan@ukzn.ac.za | (+27) 31 260 4528

2. Prof. Themba Ginindza from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, CIDERU Director/ Epidemiologist/ Previous Line manager
ginindza@ukzn.ac.za | (+27) 31 260 4214
3. Prof. Khumbulani Hlongwana from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, MLCCP Co-PI/ Senior Lecturer/ Previous Line manager
hlongwanak@ukzn.ac.za | (+27) 31 260 4471
4. Dr. Thembelihle Dlungwane from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Senior Lecturer
dlungwane@ukzn.ac.za | (+27) 76 282 8471