Cornelius Engelbrecht

Johannesburg Area, South Africa South Africa

Medical Officer

Government / Military

Colonel Cornelius Johannes Engelbrecht joined the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) in 1992 as a Medical Officer, and after working in various sickbay’s in the Area Military Health Formation he was promoted to Medical Examination Officer at Vermeulenhuis, doing entry level health assessments for recruitment where he was exposed to HIV through pre- and post test counselling on new recruits. He established the first HIV and AIDS clinic in the SAMHS in 1994, in 1996 he was involved with the development of the Occupational Health and Safety policy of the DOD and played an extensive role in the implementation of Occupational Health in the Department of Defence. He developed t...