1 min readBy Sean Christie
BHEKISISA: How Kwanele Asante’s 20-year fight for patients’ voices reached the UN
By Sean ChristieSouth Africa
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You may not know her name, but South African lawyer and bioethicist Kwanele Asante has spent two decades pushing health institutions — from Soweto to the United Nations – to listen to the people their policies are meant to serve. Sean Christie traces a life defined, from birth, by healthcare.
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- 50 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 30, 2026
- Byline
- Sean Christie
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- Daily Maverick