Global Programs Kenya Country Director Dr. Koki Kinagwi attended the 7th Annual AFREhealth Symposium held in Nairobi August 6-8. During her presentation, "An Institution’s Spectrum of Support for International Research: Opportunities to Increase Equity and Partnership," she discussed UCSF’s model of working through Global Programs offices as one way of ensuring greater equity across partnerships and collaborations.
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Global Programs Tanzania presented seven posters at IAS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, showcasing findings from a survey conducted in collaboration with the Zanzibar Integrated HIV, Hepatitis, TB, and Leprosy Programme (ZIHHTLP) and the Zanzibar government. Presenting the posters were Data Analyst Mtoro Mtoro (above, left), Executive Director of the Zanzibar AIDS Commission Dr. Ahmed Khatib (above, middle), and In-Country Director Christen Said (above, right). Dr. George Rutherford (IGHS) also presented a poster on behalf of the team. A special thanks to colleagues from ZIHHTLP and the Zanzibar AIDS Commission for their invaluable contributions.
Posters presented:Â
Estimating HIV incidence among key populations in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Experiences and reporting of physical and sexual violence among key populations in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
HIV and hepatitis C co-infection among people who inject drugs in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Novel questions to broaden the understanding of injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and challenges with HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and viral suppression challenges among people who inject drugs in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis among key populations in Unguja, Zanzibar, 2023
Global Programs Uganda presented, "Continuous Quality Improvement to Enhance the Quality of Recent HIV-1 Infection Surveillance: Insights and Lessons from Uganda" at IAS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference.
Since the 2019 launch of the Uganda HIV Recency Surveillance project (PI: Dr. George Rutherford, IGHS), Global Programs Uganda has strengthened data quality across all 15 regions of the country through continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts. Context-specific interventions designed by health facility staff have addressed performance gaps and improved adherence to standards, even within an overburdened public health system. These CQI activities have ensured the availability of reliable data for HIV Recency surveillance stakeholders.
In addition, a manuscript has been submitted to the East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation. Working on this project were Tifu Agaba and Ronald Kiranda (Global Programs Uganda); Christine Katusiime (AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health Uganda); Willy Bikokye (USAID Uganda); Florence Namimbi (Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda); and Laura Buback, Eva Muhanguzi, Rikita Merai, and Rachel King (UCSF IGHS).
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In March 2024, UCSF representatives from the Office of Sponsored Research, IRSO, and Global Programs Kenya participated in a panel session at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Finance and Research Administration conference in Honolulu.Â
Collectively, Koki Kinagwi, Mae Moredo, Olive Giovannetti, Gladys Villacorta, and Winona Ward presented “Everything, Everywhere All at Once: Partnerships That Matter in Supporting Global Research." Topics presented included UCSF research support, international research portfolio, strengthening global health research capacity, mitigating risks through partnership development, and equity in global health partnerships.Â
The presentation was well received and emphasized the importance of effective communication and collaborations.
