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 […]
Imbokodo HIV Vaccine Study Was A Learning Phase – HealthTimes
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
March 11, 2021 Photo courtesy of the International AIDS Society A new award is being established to honor the late scientist, Dr. James G. Hakim, who died of COVID-19 in January 2021. The late scientist Dr. James G. Hakim will be memorialized through an annual award to be established in his name. Follow the link […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
