After receiving her diploma, she worked for the ANC Regional Health Committee before accepting the position of director of the Health and Refugee Trust, a British non-governmental organisation.
Eqeda ukuphothula iziqu zakhe wabuya kuleli ukuzosebenza ku-ANC Regional Health Committee ngaphambi kokwamukela isikhundla sokuba ngumqondisi wezeMpilo kuHealth and Refugee Trust, okwakuyinhlangano kahulumeni wase-UK.