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.
Principal Investigators
|
Simon Gregson
Prof. Simon Gregson is Director of the Manicaland Centre, and a professor of demography and behavioural science at Imperial College London. Simon works on the dynamics of spread, impact and control of HIV and combines large-scale, longitudinal, population-based and clinical surveys with use of mathematical models. Get in touch with Simon via sajgregson@aol.com. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Timothy HallettProf. Timothy Hallett is a professor of global health at Imperial College London. Timothy is a leading expert in the use of mathematical models to interpret HIV epidemic dynamics and to guide the development and evaluation of policy and interventions. Get in touch with Timothy via timothy.hallett@imperial.ac.uk. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Constance NyamukapaDr. Constance Nyamukapa is Research Operations Director of the Manicaland Centre. Constance has led the field operations for the Manicaland Centre successfully since 1998 and is a leading Zimbabwean researcher on HIV in adolescent girls and young women. Get in touch with Constance via nyamukapaconnie@gmail.com. View her full list of publications here.
|
|
Owen MugurungiDr. Owen Mugurungi is Director of the HIV/TB Department in at the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care. Owen has been a co-investigator at the Manicaland Centre since the late 1990s and provides a direct link between our work and HIV policy in Zimbabwe. His publications can be accessed here.
|
|
Morten SkovdalDr. Morten Skovdal is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. He has a background in social and community health psychology, which he applies to global health challenges. Morten draws on qualitative methods to understand how disenfranchised children and adults navigate access to HIV services and care. Get in touch with Morten via m.skovdal@sund.ku.dk. View his full list of publications here.
|
Co-Investigators
|
Nadine BeckmannDr. Nadine Beckmann is senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Roehampton. Her work focuses on the intersections of sexuality, illness, and wellbeing, and the interplay between biomedicine and alternative forms of addressing illness and reproductive health issues. Get in touch with Nadine via nadine.beckmann@roehampton.ac.uk. View her institutional profile and publications here.
|
|
Jeffrey EatonDr. Jeffrey Eaton is a senior lecturer in HIV epidemiology at Imperial College London. His research interests involve developing new mathematical models, statistical methods, and surveillance tools to characterize HIV epidemic trends and transmission dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa. Get in touch with Jeffrey via jeffrey.eaton@imperial.ac.uk. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Matteo GalizziDr. Matteo M Galizzi is Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is an experimental and behavioural economist conducting randomised controlled experiments in health between the lab and the field. Get in touch with Matteo via m.m.galizzi@lse.ac.uk. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Lovemore GwanzuraProfessor Lovemore Gwanzura is a professor in the department of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Zimbabwe, where he lectures in clinical microbiology, genetics, laboratory medicine practice, molecular biology and serology. Get in touch with Lovemore via gwanzura@mweb.co.zw. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Collen MasimirembwaProfessor Collen Masimbirembwa is president and chief scientific officer of the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST). Collen is an internationally-renowned biomedical pharmacologist with research expertise in pharmaceutical and genomic medicine. Get in touch with Collen via collen.masimirembwa@aibst.com. View his full list of publications here.
|
|
Ranjeeta ThomasDr. Ranjeeta Thomas is an assistant professor in health economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and an honorary lecturer at Imperial College London. Her research interests are in health economics relating to developing countries with a particular interest in quasi-experimental methods to evaluate large scale health programs; and evaluating through randomised controlled experiments, behavioural economics interventions to improve uptake and adherence to efficacious HIV prevention methods. Get in touch with Ranjeeta via r.a.thomas@lse.ac.uk. View her full list of publications here.
|
UK Core Team
|
Louisa MoorhouseLouisa Moorhouse is a research assistant at Imperial College London, supporting the Manicaland Centre. She recently completed an MSc Epidemiology at the LSHTM and has a background in the biological sciences. Louisa is passionate about working with young people, and has previously worked in the development sector for a charity that supports children and young people who are deaf. Her current work includes misclassification error of HIV rapid tests in a program setting and HIV Prevention Cascade studies. Get in touch with Louisa via l.moorhouse@imperial.ac.uk.
|
|
Robin SchaeferMr Robin Schaefer is a PhD student at Imperial College London, working with Prof. Simon Gregson and Dr Ranjeeta Thomas, and has a background in social sciences and public health. He currently focuses on conceptual models of HIV prevention (prevention cascades), survey measures, and cognitive determinants of engaging in HIV prevention behaviour. Get in touch with Robin via r.schaefer@imperial.ac.uk.
|
|
Malebogo TlhajoaneMs Malebogo Tlhajoane completed an undergraduate degree in the Biological Sciences. She is now a PhD student at Imperial College London under the supervision of Prof. Simon Gregson, Dr Jeffrey W. Eaton and Dr Nim Arinaminpathy. Her research is centred around health care delivery in low-income settings, particularly aiming to understand health system limitations and epidemiological factors that influence the provision of HIV care and treatment in eastern Zimbabwe. Get in touch with Malebogo via m.tlhajoane14@imperial.ac.uk. View her full list of publications here.
|
Zimbabwe Core Team
|
Rufurwokuda MasweraRufurwokuda Maswera is Fieldwork Manager. He has a background in Social Work and has worked as an HIV counsellor at PSI Zimbabwe and also worked on child welfare issues within the Zimbabwe Government’s Department of Social Welfare. He currently works on ANC/HIV Misclassification Study and on the study of approaches to strengthen HIV Prevention Cascades for young people in East Zimbabwe. Get in touch with Rufurwokuda via rufurwokudamaswera@gmail.com or view his profile here
|
|
Tawanda Dadirai Mr Tawanda Dadirai is Data Processing Manager. He is a technically competent person and has a background in research data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, server administration, system support, networking and databases. Tawanda is currently working on HIV Cascade research in Eastern Highlands. Get in touch with Tawanda Dadirai via tawazmalazoh@gmail.com. View his full profile here.
|
|
Noah Kadzura Noah Kadzura is a Fieldwork Supervisor. He has a background in Sociology and is currently studying towards masters in Demography and Population Studies. He currently works in the Monitoring and Evaluation department, supporting the Ministry of health and the National AIDS Council in strengthening district M&E systems. Get in touch with Noah via kadzuran@gmail.com
|
|
Elijah DaukaElijah Dauka is Fieldwork Supervisor at Biomedical Research and Training Institute and has a background in research and has worked for various research institutions. He started research work in 1985 as a Research Assistant and rose through the ranks to the position of Fieldwork Supervisor. He currently works on the HIV Prevention Cascade study. Get in touch with Elijah via edauka@gmail.com.
|
|
Louis ChisvoLouis Chisvo is Fieldwork Supervisor at BRTI and has a background in supervising Research Assistants collecting data using both printed and electronic questionnaires as well as collecting clinical specimens. He has worked for other organisations in a similar position before joining BRTI in 1998 which include University of Zimbabwe, UNICEF, Jimat Development consultants and Zimbabwe Institute of Health Research. Get in touch with Louis via louischisvo@yahoo.com.
|
|
Blessing Tsenesa
Blessing Tsenesa is Data Processing Officer at the Manicaland Center and has a background in Data Management and IT. He has over 7 years experience working with data and IT infrastructure in research organisations such as Zvitambo Institute for Maternal & Child Health Research. He currently works on the HIV Prevention Cascades study in Manicaland. Get in touch with Blessing via email on tsenny@gmail.com |
|
Phyllis Mandizvidza
Phyllis Mandizvidza is Clinical Coordinator at Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research. She holds a BSc(Hons) in Nursing Science (University of Zimbabwe) and has a background in health research. She has worked in different surveys that include the HIV/STD Prevalence survey, Cash Transfer survey and Monitoring and Evaluation survey. She is currently working on the HIV Prevention Cascade study. Get in touch with Phyllis via phyllmag@gmail.com. |
|
Vimbiso Mari
Vimbiso Mari is the Personal Assistant to the Principal Investigator at Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research (BRTI) and has a background in Human Resource Management. She does administration and secretarial work under the ongoing project. Get in touch with Vimbiso via vimbiemari21@gmail.com. |
|
Tonderai Guwakuwa
Tonderai Gennie Guwakuwa is a general hand at BRTI and has a background in general maintenance of facilities, indoors and outdoors. He currently works on maintenance at Access Trust. Get in touch with Tonderai via tondeg72@gmail.com |
Scientific Advisory Board
Multi-Level Behavioural Economics and Community Psychology Approaches to
Strengthen HIV Prevention Cascades in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in East Zimbabwe
Prof. Shungu Munyati (Biomedical Research and Training Institute)
Prof. Jonathan Weber (Imperial College London)
Dr. Isolde Birdthistle (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Prof. Catherine Campbell (London School of Economics & Political Science)
Prof. Connie Celum (University of Washington)
Dr. Fonte (Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care)
Prof. Geoff Garnett (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
Prof. Catherine Hankins (McGill University)
Prof. Glenn Harrison (Georgia State University)
Dr. Karin Hatzold (Population Services International)
Mr. Evos Makoni (Zimbabwe National AIDS Council, Manicaland)
Dr. Enock Mandizadza (University of Zimbabwe)
Dr. Sungano Mharakurwa (Africa University)
Dr. Junior Mutsvangwa (Biomedical Research and Training Institute)
Mr. Raymond Yekeye (Zimbabwe National AIDS Council)
Prof. Jonathan Weber (Imperial College London)
Dr. Isolde Birdthistle (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Prof. Catherine Campbell (London School of Economics & Political Science)
Prof. Connie Celum (University of Washington)
Dr. Fonte (Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care)
Prof. Geoff Garnett (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
Prof. Catherine Hankins (McGill University)
Prof. Glenn Harrison (Georgia State University)
Dr. Karin Hatzold (Population Services International)
Mr. Evos Makoni (Zimbabwe National AIDS Council, Manicaland)
Dr. Enock Mandizadza (University of Zimbabwe)
Dr. Sungano Mharakurwa (Africa University)
Dr. Junior Mutsvangwa (Biomedical Research and Training Institute)
Mr. Raymond Yekeye (Zimbabwe National AIDS Council)
Youth Advisory Board
Multi-Level Behavioural Economics and Community Psychology Approaches to
Strengthen HIV Prevention Cascades in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in East Zimbabwe
Strengthen HIV Prevention Cascades in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in East Zimbabwe
|
Polite Ganyaupfu (Bonda) Doreen Musasa (Selbourne) Osyline Gudza (Hobhouse) Manna Mugondani (Eastern Highlands) Charles Manhando (Nyazura) Noel Nyabereka (Nyanga) Blessward Mwandikonza (Watsomba) Kudzai Mugobo (Sakubva) View the Youth Advisory Board Terms of Reference here. |
|