Maurice Mars, MBChB, MD., Professor and Head of TeleHealth, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Mars is Professor and Head of the Dept of TeleHealth at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine. A medical graduate of the University of Cape Town, Mars has established postgraduate programmes in Telemedicine and Medical Informatics and initiates telemedicine services. He serves on several international and national telemedicine committees and has advised African governments on telemedicine. He was previously Professor and Chair of the Dept of Physiology at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine and served as Deputy Dean.