Haematology is the branch of medicine that deals with studying, diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases related to blood and the organs that produce it. This field encompasses a wide range of conditions, including disorders of the blood cells (such as anemia, leukemia, and thrombocytopenia), bleeding disorders (such as hemophilia), clotting disorders (such as deep vein thrombosis), and blood cancers (such as lymphoma and myeloma). Haematologists are medical doctors who specialize in this field and often work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as hematopathologists, oncologists, and transfusion medicine specialists, to provide comprehensive patient care.
Dr Honest Dewa is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Haematologist.
He obtained his MBChB degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 2006.
In 2017, he qualified as a Specialist Physician at Pietersburg Hospital in Limpopo, South Africa.
After briefly working as a Physician in Private Practice in Windhoek, he enrolled for Sub-specialty training at the University of KwaZulu Natal’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, where he graduated with a Sub-Specialty Certificate in Clinical Haematology in 2021.
In August 2022, Dr. Dewa started a clinical haematology practice in Windhoek, Namibia, where he was involved in managing patients with various benign and malignant haematological diseases. He also ran a satellite clinic in Swakopmund, where he saw patients monthly. Dr Dewa is driven to bring hope to patients with haematological diseases.
In May 2024, he moved to Johannesburg in search of a new challenge. He is currently working at HaemHealth, at Life Flora Hospital in Roodepoort. Dr Dewa is passionate about patient care and access to health.
