Fellows & Alumni

Josephine Kamarebe

Health Development Initiative (HDI) - 2013 Fellow

Rwanda

Engaged key stakeholders in the scale up of VMMC for HIV prevention and created platform to discuss feasibility of introducing PrEP in Rwanda

Cai Lingping

China HIV/AIDS Information Network (CHAIN) - 2013 Fellow

China

Put PrEP on the agenda - engaged MSM community organizations, policy makers and civil society to create an enabling environment for the roll out of PrEP in China

Rumbidzai Mapfumo

The Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research - Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR Zimbabwe) - 2013 Fellow

Zimbabwe

Mobilized sex workers in Zimbabwe to demand for and access to ARV-based interventions for prevention and treatment and to influenced the development of treatment guidelines for sex workers

Peter Michira

Partners in Prevention PrEP Thika Study Site - 2013 Fellow

Kenya

Lobbied for the adoption of PrEP as part of combination prevention especially for discordant couples, MSM and sex workers in Kenya

Maureen Milanga

AIDS Law Project (ALP) - 2013 Fellow

Kenya

Engaged and influenced national and international processes around the adoption of Kenya PLHIV Manifesto, monitoring Option B+ rollout, updating ART guidelines towards ‘treatment on demand,’ and in funding decision-making

Taiwo Oyelakin

Positive Action for Treatment Access (PATA) - 2013 Fellow

Nigeria

Optimized the benefits of ARVs for both treatment and prevention, and ensured that global treatment plans support and recognize individual human rights of PLHIV, including mothers considering Option B+

Ntando Yola

Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa (NACOSA) - 2013 Fellow

South Africa

Strengthened community engagement efforts within trial sites and communities, influenced relevant polices and guidelines and explored key ethical issues in trials

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