Teboho Setena
A purpose-driven professional nurse, Elisa Koenyama, was given the thumbs up for her impact in ensuring access to healthcare. She was a finalist for the Standard Bank Top Women Awards and second runner-up at the Top Women Pitch Den.
Shortlisted finalists were announced at an event held on 29 May in Johannesburg.
Koenyama was selected for being the driving force behind the Unjani Clinic in Botshabelo.
She was selected for her ability to transform the clinic to function effectively, and deliver much-needed professional health services in Botshabelo and other areas in the Mangaung Metro.
Her latest recognition is a testament to her calling to serve and bring much-needed healthcare to communities.
Koenyama is also the recipient of many prestigious awards, which includes the She Award for recognition as health entrepreneur of the year for 2023. She was also a nominee in the Umfiki Awards in 2020, awarded to the newcomer whose statistics exceeds those of her peers, and the Sowetan Heroic Women Awards in 2020. Trailblazing nurse gets another nod
Koenyama officially started working in the private healthcare sector in early 2020 in Section H, Botshabelo.
Her small-scale healthcare centre is part of a network operating in South Africa.
She now has 12 persons working full-time to complement her efforts and investment in the clinic and fully utilises her vast experience in the medical profession, having worked for more than ten years in the public sector at the Botshabelo Hospital and primary healthcare clinic.
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