HIV Research Training Partnership of the University of Zambia and Vanderbilt University: Features and Early Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the burden of HIV being highest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), research expertise and capacity to address scientific questions regarding complications of HIV and ART, especially chronic non-communicable conditions, is limited in the region. The comorbidities prevalent in persons with HIV are mediated through diverse mechanisms, many of which can be context or region-specific and are yet to be elucidated. The phenotype, risk factors, and effective interventions for these conditions may differ between populations and settings, and therefore there is an urgent need for research to help understand these processes and how to best address them in SSA. Here, we report the research capacity building activities in SSA conducted by the University of Zambia (UNZA)-Vanderbilt

SUBMITTER: Mutale W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838769 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature