Ms Leah Kokong is a qualified pharmacist with 24 years of uninterrupted registration with the South African Pharmacy Council. She began her career in public sector in 2003, immediately after completing her community service, when she was appointed Pharmacy Manager at a public hospital pharmacy in the North West Province.

She is currently employed serves as  Deputy Manager: Pharmaceutical Services at North West Department of Health a position she has held for more than 10 years. In 2024, she was appointed to represent the North West Department of Health Pharmaceutical Services as a Council member of the South African Pharmacy Council for the 2024-2028 term.

Ms Kokong has extensive experience in public sector pharmaceutical services particularly in education and training.She has successfully trained and mentored more than 50 pharmacist’ assistants across Gauteng and North West provinces. While her passion lies in public sector where she believes she adds the most value, she also has experience in the private community sector and as Production Manager.

Her professional strengths includes leadership and management, conflict management, and strong organisational skills. She is passionate about empowering her colleagues, supervisees,  and the community - a reflection of her personal qualities as a resilient, compassionate and result-driven individual.

Her key achievements include:

1.     Member of the Provincial Pharmaceutical Therapeutics Committee (PPTC)

2.     Member of the Provincial Batho Pele Forum

3.     Directorate Risk Champion

4.     Leader of the benchmarking team at the Western Cape Medical Depot

5.     Active role player in the development of the Pharmaceutical Service Delivery Model