Biography

Dr Admire Takuranenhamo Chikandiwa, MB ChB (UZ), MPH (UWC), Dip in HIV Man (CMSA) is an upcoming epidemiologist who is employed at Wits Reproductive and HIV Research Institute (Wits RHI), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He also holds joint appointment with Wits University as a researcher. He has six years’ experience working in the public health environment. He has worked on a number of programs in Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and presently South Africa. Currently he is working on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Research Programme where he is actively involved in the design, implementation and analysis of two research studies (HIM and HIM) evaluating the effects of HIV infection and treatment on HPV disease progression in men and women in South Africa. He has a research interest in infectious diseases, particularly sexually transmitted diseases. He is in the early stages of PhD studies. As a student he received several prizes including: Best overall MPH 2010 student with Cum Laude, Distinctions in: Health Systems Research, Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Clinical Pharmacology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, University Book Prize and University of Zimbabwe – University of Sassari (Italy) Exchange Scholarship.

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Research Interest

infectious diseases, particularly sexually transmitted diseases