
NICHD Grant Award Enables Researchers To Address Reasons For Vertical Transmission of HIV in Malawi As the Country Pursues Elimination Goals: Integrated Educational Cores Represent the Best of Capacity Building with Malawian Health Leaders
Under the leadership of Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH, the NIH’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), has funded the project “Preventing Infant Infections with Implementation Science in Malawi.” (PRI3SM). The program, in partnership with the Republic of Malawi’s Ministry of Health, comprises three studies to address gaps in prevention services, striving for the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, aligned with an integrated training framework that highlights ‘homegrown’ early investigators as leaders of the projects. UNC CFAR Developmental awardee, Maganizo Chagomerana, MS, Ph.D., is among UNC-Project Malawian faculty in leadership on the project (L-R) Tisungane Mvalo, MD; Michael Herce, MD, MSc; Agatha Bula, PhD, MPH, RNM; Maganizo Chagomerana, PhD; Friday Saidi, MD; Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH; Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD; Charity Nakanga, MBBS, MSc; and Lameck Chinula, MD. UNC-Project Malawian faculty in leadership roles include Friday Saidi, MD (OB/GYN), Lameck Chinula, MD (OB/GYN), Tisungane Mvalo, MD (Pediatrics), Mitch Matoga, MBBS, PhD candidate (Implementation Science),