About The Speaker
Dr. Samke J. Ngcobo
Dr. Ngcobo is a dynamic, driven and passionate medical professional who has a passion for issues related to health advocacy and mental health psycho-education. She has been living with Bipolar Disorder since the age of 14 years old (for the past 21 years). She has a commendable work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills. She value purpose-driven living and creating a legacy that will benefit the greater good in the long-term through philanthropy. She is a qualified medical doctor who has over 10 years of work experience in the clinical field and has 5 years of work experience working in mental healthcare services in the department of psychiatry.
Dr. Ngcobo is a dynamic, driven and passionate medical professional who has a passion for issues related to health advocacy and mental health psycho-education. She has been living with Bipolar Disorder since the age of 14 years old (for the past 21 years). She has a commendable work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills. She value purpose-driven living and creating a legacy that will benefit the greater good in the long-term through philanthropy. She is a qualified medical doctor who has over 10 years of work experience in the clinical field and has 5 years of work experience working in mental healthcare services in the department of psychiatry.
She is the author of a book called Reflections Of A Convoluted Mind: A journey with my mental illness. It was inspired by her desire to create an awareness and understanding about the life of someone who is living with a mental illness. She is the founder of a non-profit organization called Sisters For Mental Health which is an initiative that is focused on psycho-educating the community about mental illnesses and mental wellbeing. She also has a personal mental health platform called Vocal Mentality where she document her journey in mental health advocacy