Thuli Dladla
Thuli Dladla
Thulisile Dladla is a Liswati politician and diplomat who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini. She was the first woman appointed as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and was previously a senator. In February 2019, she visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen.
"We appreciate the role that WHO plays in the health sector. You will note that we have invested a lot in the health sector and a lot of health facilities have been built through support from partners. We hope that WHO will help us to improve the health status of the people of Eswatini as we strive towards attaining our Vision 2022."
"I grateful that the health sector will be led by yet another woman as the Minister of Health is also a woman. Women understand health issues better than men in that they are caregivers by nature. I assure you that the WR , we would work well together with my counterpart at the Ministry of Health."
"Emaswati still adhere to their indigenous beliefs and are proud of who they are. I am hoping that the WR would soon meet their Majesties and attend the upcoming national ceremonies. I specially point out that Her Majesty the Indlovukazi is a dynamic leader who is very passionate about women issues."
"What the WR might have heard in the media was the definite opposite of the situation on the ground, adding that Emaswati are warm people led by a monarch. As a Christian country we understand that God tasked Kings to lead nations. However, most countries have done away with monarchies, but we as a nation of Emaswati have maintained that, hence you will feel the difference and the peace that prevails in our Kingdom."
