Today, Zimbabwe joins the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021. Celebrated on March 8 each year, this year’s theme is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.’ On International Women’s Day, as the world battles with Covid-19, The Herald spoke to inspiring women who have made a […]
Obituaries
January 29, 2021
Obituary -Prof James Gita Hakim James G. Hakim, MBChB, MRCP, was a Professor of Medicine; formerly Chair of Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences and adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He was a cardiologist and an outstanding researcher who was passionate about eradication of HIV/AIDS through HIV […]
Research Training Opportunity
October 4, 2019
CONRAD, in partnership with the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trials Research Centre, invites young investigators in HIV prevention research to apply for one of two exciting opportunities: 1: research funding opportunity 2: research training opportunity Click the links below to download Application forms Seed funding application form Fellowship opportunity form

Innovation in HIV Prevention Research Workshop
August 27, 2019
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZCHS-CTRC,) in partnership with CONRAD (www.conrad.org) through the USAID-funded NIX HIV cooperative agreement (AID-OAA-A-17-00014,) hosted a regional conference, Innovation in HIV Prevention Research Workshop, on the 21-22nd of August 2019 at the Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe. As part of the research program, NIX HIV aims […]

UZCHS-CTRC Hosts Regional Conference, April 2018
June 15, 2018
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trial Research Centre hosted a regional conference on the 26-27th of April 2018 at the Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe. The conference, Adherence to HIV Prevention and Treatment: Key Populations in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa, focused specifically on adolescents and young women, and served as a valuable […]

Adherence to HIV Prevention and Treatment: Key Populations in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa
October 26, 2017
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trial Unit will be hosting a two-day HIV conference in Harare, Zimbabwe from 26-27 April 2018. The central theme of this event is adherence to HIV treatment and prevention with a special focus on adolescent and young adult African women. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME: Please click here AUTHOR […]

Congratulations to Petina Musara and Dr. Wadzanai Sameneka!
March 27, 2017
UZCHS-CTRC would like to congratulate two of our research scientists for leading and publishing two articles in high-impact journals. Published in AIDS and Behavior, Petina Musara led the authorship of a paper on how presenting drug detection levels in blood changed self-reports of study product adherence in the MTN 003 (VOICE) study. MTN 003-D was […]

UZCHS-CTRC Showcased at the Zimbabwe International Research Symposium (ZIRS) 16 and 17 February 2017
March 15, 2017
The Research Council of Zimbabwe [RCZ] a statutory body mandated to promote direct, supervise and co-ordinate research in Zimbabwe, hosted the 11th Edition of the ZIRS on 16 and 17 February 2017 at the Harare International Conference Centre. The symposium was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, RG Mugabe on 17 […]
Sharon Maxwell Community Impact Award
July 7, 2016
In 2015 the community created an award recognizing the diverse and expanding contributions of ACTG CAB members outside the network community commitments. The Sharon Maxwell Community Impact Award honors her over 20 year’s contributions to HIV education and support both in research related groups and for her community and state. This year’s award was won […]

Dapivirine vaginal ring helped protect women against HIV in ASPIRE Phase III trial
February 22, 2016
HARARE, February 22, 2016 –A vaginal ring containing an antiretroviral (ARV) drug called dapivirine that women inserted into their genital tract and used for a month at a time was safe and helped protect against HIV in a large-scale clinical trial involving more than 2,600 women in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda and South Africa, researchers who […]