Congratulations Dr W. Gurupira on your hard-earned PhD degree! May this be the steppingstone of your future endeavours! Wilfred who is a past HPTN Scholar, decided not to let the sky be the limit, but started the PhD journey and despite many challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, remained resolute, diligent and has now birthed a […]
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ICASA 2023
Highlights of an Inaugural Memorial Lecture for the Late Prof James Gita Hakim at ICASA 2023, VIP Lounge at the Rainbow Towers in Harare Zimbabwe on 4th of Dec 2023. In summary, Prof ZM Chirenje shared that the late Prof. James Hakim was an outstanding African researcher who dedicated his life to clinical & scientific […]
Prof ZM Chirenje awarded
Prof ZM Chirenje was awarded the ZiMA Annual Excellence Award in Research at a ceremony hosted at the ZiMA annual Conference Presidential Dinner at Cresta Lodge Msasa, Harare, on Saturday 30th of Sept 2023.This award was in recognition of his remarkable achievements and exceptional contributions to the Zimbabwe Medical fraternity. The CTRC joins the rest […]
Researcher puts Zim on global map
Dr Tariro Chawana. Visit the URL below. https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/researcher-puts-zim-on-global-map
HIV/AIDS researchers help to drive positive societal change.
Reported by Clemence Manyukwe 31 August 2023. While still in high school, Zimbabwean Dr Pamela Mukwekwerere wrote in a motivation letter for selection to the country’s junior parliament that she wanted to be part of the team that would eventually discover a cure for HIV/AIDS. Years later, she is a medical officer at the University […]
Preventing HIV and achieving pregnancy among HIV sero-different couples: Pilot study of a safer conception intervention in Zimbabwe
For more information on the SAFER publication click the url below. Preventing HIV and achieving pregnancy among HIV sero-different couples: Pilot study of a safer conception intervention in Zimbabwe | PLOS Global Public Health
The 5th AFREhealth Symposium 2022
The CTU would like to congratulate members of staff who participated at the 5th African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) Symposium which was held from the 2nd to the 4th of August 2022 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The theme of the conference was: COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic issues for health professions education, research, […]
Commitment Award
Congratulations to Evah Ncube nee Murwa on receiving an award for her commitment as a Pharmacy Technician at the Pharmacist Council of Zimbabwe(PCZ) Conference held in Victoria Falls on 07 – 10 October 2021 . This is the 2nd time the PCZ has held such a conference, and Evah is the only Pharmacy Technician to […]
Study: Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 15 2021 Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two different methods: daily use of the antiretroviral (ARV) tablet Truvada® as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, a new HIV prevention product currently […]
IAS Remembers Professor J G Hakim
IAS – the International AIDS Society – alongside the HIV community, mourn the untimely loss of Professor James Gita Hakim, MBChB, MMed, MMedSci, FRCP, PGDipHPE to COVID‐19‐related complications. Follow the link below. Journal of the International AIDS Society. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25685?utm_campaign=6691999799-jias-table-of-contents-october-v23-i11-v1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=JIAS&utm_term=0_2d3aa1a152-6691999799-104027649#.YFIsdrlmRw0.twitter
