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Dr. Munyadziwa Kwinda is a Medical Specialist in Family Medicine (MBChB & MMed Fam Med) with expertise in Health Law and Ethics, for which he holds an MSc Med (Bioethics and Health Law) from the University of Witwatersrand and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) with the University of South Africa. His initial degree was a Bachelor of Science from the University of Venda. Dr Kwinda is currently Chief Executive Officer at Tshiamiso Trust (from 01 June 2023). Tshiamiso Trust manages thousands of claims for mineworkers eligible for compensation due to contracting silicosis and work-related TB from working in certain gold mines during 12 March 1965 to 10 December 2019. Before joining Tshiamiso Trust, Dr Kwinda was Ombudsman at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) for more than nine (9) years and has acted in different roles at HPCSA, including acting as Chief Operations Officer and Registrar/Chief Executive Officer and establishing the Complaints Handling and Investigation Division. Dr Kwinda was appointed as Senior Medical Superintendent (Senior Clinical Manager) of Donald Fraser Hospital in Limpopo immediately after his community service and served in that position for eight (8) after which he was appointed as a Medical Specialist in Family Medicine at Tshilidzini Hospital and also managed the National Health Insurance Pilot Project in Limpopo before joining the HPCSA as Ombudsman. Dr. Kwinda has been involved in different leadership and teaching roles at both a professional level and community level, some of which are: 1. Member and Vice Chairperson of the Medical and Dental Professions Board (HPCSA) (2010 – 2014) 2. Council Member and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Governance Committee (Vaal University of Technology – 2017 - 2018) 3. Member of the National Health Research Ethics Council (2020 – 2023) 4. Guest Lecturer for Master of Public Health at the University of Pretoria (20017 – 2019) 5. Guest Lecturer for MSc Med in Bioethics & Health Law and Graduate Entry Medical Programme at the University of Witwatersrand (2017 – current) 6. Lecturer for Aeromedical Course for Civil Aviation Authority (2017 – Current) 7. Member and Vice Chairperson of the Aeromedical Committee - Current 8. South African Medical Association Board Member and Chairperson of the Finance & Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee - Current 9. Ordained Pastor at the United Apostolic Faith Church – Current.