Thandazile Sibindi is a nurse educator, midwife, and policy research associate working at the intersection of climate justice and health.
She is committed to advancing health equity by strengthening the capacity of health professionals to respond effectively to the health impacts of climate change in the Anthropocene era. Her work focuses on shaping just and inclusive climate policies, especially for populations in low-resource and climate-vulnerable settings.
Her recent doctoral research, currently under examination at the University of the Western Cape, has developed the first context-specific Eco-nursing competencies for nurses working in primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. As part of this project, she also piloted the integration of environmental health education into the undergraduate nursing curriculum, facilitating a transformative shift in how nurses are prepared for climate-related health challenges.
Thandazile has served as a graduate lecturer assistant and research assistant at the University of the Western Cape. Prior to this, she held academic positions at the United Bulawayo Hospitals School of Nursing and Mpilo Central Hospital School of Nursing in Zimbabwe.