Sam Golube
MD, Advisor

Dr. Gulube was appointed the National Medical Director of the South African National Blood Services in May 2006. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Agency of South Africa from April 2003 to April 2006. During his term he turned that organization around introducing new projects such as Telecontainers and Community Digital Hubs (CDH) that have given the Universal Service Agency a new identity in under served communities it serves. From the year 2000 to 2003 he was the Director of the National Telemedicine Research Centre at the Medical Research Council (MRC) of South Africa. Under his leadership the MRC and the International Digital Partnership established the Telemedicine Testbed in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa that serves as a Centre of Excellence in the introduction of Telemedicine in Southern Africa. Dr Gulube, MD, is also the Chairman of the Medical Panel of the Presidency of South Africa. He has held various positions with the Medical Research Council of South Africa and the National Department of Health, as well as appointments as a surgeon in the military and at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Gulube received his MD from the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1991.

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