Don’t miss the upcoming webinar Mining for Solutions: Gold-Standard Dysphagia Care for Spinal Cord-Injured Mine Workers in South Africa on 17 December at 6:30pm CET with Botheo Lentsoane. Register now!
Founder & CEO, Khetho Healthcare | Dysphagia Specialist | HealthTech Innovator | Bold Woman Awards Finalist 2025
Botheo Lentsoane is a dynamic South African entrepreneur, dysphagia specialist, and visionary founder of Khetho Healthcare, an organisation established to bridge critical resource gaps in hearing and swallowing care across Africa. With over a decade of clinical excellence and innovation, she is widely recognised for reshaping access to rehabilitation services in underserved regions.
A Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards Finalist for 2025, Botheo embodies fearless leadership in healthcare innovation. She is the driving force behind Khetho Health Connect, a groundbreaking health-tech platform that functions like an e-hailing system for healthcare. The app connects speech therapists, audiologists, physiotherapists, and other health professionals to locum and full-time opportunities, while providing a robust resource ecosystem including:
- CPD-accredited training modules
- Professional development and mentorship
- A marketing hub linking clinicians with banks, insurers, academic institutions, and career services
Her mission is simple yet transformative: to multiply healthcare resources, empower clinicians, and ensure that no community remains underserved.
Botheo’s work blends entrepreneurship, clinical expertise, and continental impact. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma and a Master’s degree in Dysphagia from AUB Barcelona, completing her clinical training at the renowned Hospital de Mataró in Spain. Her international academic grounding fuels her passion for elevating African standards of care to global benchmarks.
Beyond business and clinical practice, Botheo is deeply committed to education. She serves as a part-time lecturer and contributed to the development of the first-ever Speech Therapy curriculum in Botswana, helping shape the next generation of African clinicians.
Today, Botheo stands as a leading African voice in dysphagia—driven by innovation, community impact, and a bold vision to transform healthcare access across the continent.
