Black Excellence: Kelly Chibale
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/22/g-s1-114038/new-drugs-health-medicine-africa-tuberculosis-measles
Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience. “It doesn’t mean that there aren’t surprises or miracles,” he says. “They do happen, but you have to kiss many frogs before you meet the prince.”
The “prince” might just be a new medicine to treat malaria or tuberculosis.
This search is what motivated Chibale to found the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where he currently serves as director.