The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research is a major collaborative scientific HIV/STD Prevention research initiative, housed within the Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI).
About us
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We research and respond to trends in the spread, impact and control of the HIV epidemic in Zimbabwe.
The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research is a collaborative research centre based in east Zimbabwe which focuses on understanding HIV epidemics and on contributing to the development of public health interventions that are effective in reducing their spread and demographic impact. The principal collaborating institutions in the project are the Biomedical Research and Training Institute in Harare and Imperial College London. We also have joint research projects with people from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Copenhagen. Our principle funding agencies are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Wellcome Trust. |
Our history
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The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research started its work in the early 1990’s in response to growing concern about the spread and potential demographic impact of HIV infection in Zimbabwe.
It started with a small-scale prospective survey was undertaken comparing a site in Honde Valley, an area severely affected by the HIV epidemic, with a site in Rusitu Valley, a socio-demographically similar area thought to be less affected by the epidemic. The study found high HIV prevalence rates in rural areas of Zimbabwe and provided the first evidence for excess mortality due to AIDS in the country. |
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Our offices
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The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research has got two main offices in Zimbabwe.
Besides offices in Harare, the Manicaland Centre has a central field station in Mutasa, Manicaland, and a network of sub-offices across the region. |
Harare
Offices at the Biomedical Research and Training Institute in Harare (address is listed below).
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Mutasa
Field station in Mutasa District. The facility acts as a base for field work when study activities are occurring and also has a meeting space.
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Partnerships
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We exist through partnerships and collaborate with a number of stakeholders to achieve our goals.
Our partners include the AIDS and TB Unit (Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care), the National AIDS Council at national and district levels, the ALPHA NETWORK, the UNAIDS Reference Group on developing methods to generate global AIDS statistics. We also participate in the HIV Modelling Consortium and the Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) - just to mention a few. Read more about how we collaborate with these and others partners by clicking for information.
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The Team
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The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research is made up of a collaborative network of public health specialists who work to maintain high quality research outputs.
The team also consists of a UK core team of staff and PhD students and a Zimbabwean core field team. The current field study 'Multi-Level Behavioural Economics and Community Psychology Approaches to Strengthen HIV Prevention Cascades in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in East Zimbabwe' has also recruited a Scientific Advisory Board and a Youth Advisory Board to act as thought-partners on the design and implementation of the study. |
Contact Us
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POSTAL ADDRESS The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research Biomedical Research and Training Institute No. 10 Seagrave road Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe Telephone: +263-4-333091; 335641; 333464; 336691 |