Mahali Hlasa

Biography

Mahali Hlasa is Riders for Health Lesotho’s Country Director and Chairperson of the
Riders’ Global Management Council. Riders is a world-leading, award-winning social
enterprise working in five countries in Africa. Mahali leads an 80+ person team and
has successfully ensured Riders’ services have been adopted by the Government as
well as established financing through the CDC and other major funders. Prior to
joining Riders, Mahali worked as an Environmental Health Practitioner for the
Ministry of Health in Lesotho. She has served as an external examiner at the
National Health Training College and part-time lecturer at The Central University of
Technology, Free State in South Africa and National University of Lesotho. She is a
motorcycle rider and trainer who is passionate about the effective delivery of primary
healthcare interventions in remote communities.