WHO WE ARE
Meet the Team.
We are a core team of passionate, adventurous South African Doctors.
Our skills & heart for serving people have been built in some of Africa's toughest conditions. We are driven to provide quality health, safety and community services to projects & communities in Africa.
Uniquely, RES Healthcare is a doctor-owned and managed organisation. Our team of doctors runs and manages everything from personnel recruitment and project set-up to clinical supervision, client management and programme implementation.
DIRECTOR
Dr. Dale Smith
Dr. Dale Smith is a South African medical doctor with a foundation built across military hospitals, emergency departments, and remote field projects. His career is increasingly defined by one conviction: that people working and living in the world's most remote and demanding environments . . .
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr. Ruan Fourie
Dr Ruan Fourie's path into remote and wilderness medicine began where few careers do — in uniform. He completed his medical training on a SANDF bursary, Ruan spent a decade serving in the South African National Defence Force, rotating through departments at a . . .
MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr. Richard Harms
Dr Richard Harms is a South African medical doctor with a broad clinical background spanning remote and resource-limited environments, emergency medicine, community health, and medical education. Graduating from the University of the Free State in 2018, he has since built a career defined by . . .
MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr. Sibongakonke Mthethwa
Dr Sibongakonke Mthethwa is a Medical Officer with experience in emergency medicine, trauma care, and general clinical practice across both public and private healthcare systems. Currently with RES Healthcare, he provides high-quality care in remote and resource-limited environments, where . . .
DIRECTOR
Brett van Coller
Brett has more than 25 years’ experience in exploration and mining projects across Africa. After graduating from the University of Cape Town in 1995 with Honours in Geology, Brett joined the Mineral Services Group responsible for the planning and implementation of grassroots exploration projects . . .
EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT
Joshua Kilani
Joshua serves as Executive Consultant to RES Healthcare, providing senior strategic and operational support across the business. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in exploration geology, carbon markets, and sustainability consulting, he supports RES Healthcare by . . .
SAFETY OFFICER + LEAD DATA ANALYST
Brendon Makara
Brendon holds a multi-faceted, yet synergistic role in the RES Group as both Safety Officer and Lead Data Analyst for RES Healthcare. Having started his career in software development, Brendon leverages his deep understanding of data and analytics to provide essential health and . . .
HSEC OFFICER + JUNIOR OPS MANAGER
Cameron Dodge
Cameron serves as our HSEC Officer and Junior Operations Manager, supporting the delivery of safe, efficient, and well-coordinated operations in remote and harsh environments. Cameron studied Environmental Science at the University of Pretoria, where she developed . . .
BRAND MANAGER
Charl van Rensburg
Charl has over a decade’s direct experience working in the mineral exploration industry, focused on African exploration. Having started his career working on large public sector change management projects as a Project Manager, Charl recognised the critical role clear communication played . . .