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Stakeholder Workshops to Strengthen HIV Programmes in Zimbabwe

18/4/2023

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The Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research recently hosted two workshops in Zimbabwe for national and local stakeholders in the HIV response. The aim of the workshops was to share the results of research by the Manicaland Centre and discuss their policy and programme implications.
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The first workshop took place on March 23rd in Mutasa and focused on local stakeholders, including District Medical Officers, District AIDS Coordinators, and village headmen. The second workshop took place from March 29th to March 31st in Mutare and focused on national policymakers, including representatives from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, National AIDS Council, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the World Health Organization.
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Both workshops covered a range of topics including COVID-19 and HIV risk, HIV and comorbidities, behavioural economics perspectives on HIV control, and HIV prevention cascades. Future directions for research were also discussed, with the goal of ensuring that studies remain relevant to affected communities. Speakers from the Manicaland Centre included Simon Gregson, Constance Nyamukapa, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Phyllis Mandizvidza, Tawanda Dadirai, Freedom Dzamatira, Louisa Moorhouse, and Katherine Davis.
The workshops provided a platform for attendees to share their knowledge and experiences, exchange ideas, and feedback on opportunities and challenges. The Manicaland Centre team hope to continue these important conversations in future.
Both workshops were funded by the Wellcome Trust.
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Dr Constance Nyamukapa receives Faculty of Medicine award

18/4/2023

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Dr Constance Nyamukapa, Research Operations Director of the Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, has been recognised with a “Highly Commended” award for “Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research”. The award was originally presented at the Imperial Faculty of Medicine’s 25th Anniversary Staff Awards in January, but Constance is based in Zimbabwe, so was unable to attend the ceremony. As a result, Prof. Simon Gregson presented the award to Constance at the Manicaland Centre Field Office, in a small gathering on April 4th.
In a short speech, Simon highlighted Constance’s longstanding commitment to research at the Manicaland Centre, and her key role in ensuring that the Centre’s many partnerships are effective. He acknowledged that Constance has led the field operations for the Manicaland Centre successfully since 1998 and continues to play a pivotal role in research on HIV in Zimbabwe.
Upon receiving the award, Constance thanked the field team for their support in all the Centre’s research to understand both the HIV epidemic and potential interventions to control its spread. She remarked that she considers her award as recognition of the team’s collective dedication to working together to produce high quality findings.
Everyone at the Manicaland Centre congratulates Constance on this remarkable achievement and looks forward to her continued contributions to research at the Centre.
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