Approaches to implementation of person-centred care for people living with HIV in low-resource settings

Kanyike Andrew Marvin, MBChB, is a Medical Doctor and Research Associate at Mengo Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. He has additional training in monitoring evaluation and implementation science from the University of Washington. Kanyike is also a research fellow at the HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH IRI) at the Center for Implementation and Dissemination Research at Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Kanyike is an early career researcher with three years of research experience with over 20 published peer-reviewed articles. He is interested in implementation research for integrating Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension management in HIV care. He is an esteemed member and early career researcher grant awardee in 2022 of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He is also an alumnus and community action grant awardee 2022 of the Aspire Institute leaders’ program founded at Harvard University. Beyond his research pursuits, Dr. Kanyike is passionate about civic leadership. He is a co-founder and general secretary of Healtorch Foundation Uganda, a non-profit health organization. He is the team lead of the NCD initiative at Way Forward Youth Africa Limited.

Chanda Mwamba is a Social Behavioural Research Consultant with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), possessing a robust background in social science research. She uses the lens of social science, implementation science and participatory approaches to optimize public health interventions, particularly focusing on HIV and TB. Chanda collaborates with multidisciplinary research teams in Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, and the United States. She is a part-time lecturer within the School of Public Health at the University of Zambia and a journal reviewer for various public health and social science research journals. Chanda is currently a PhD candidate in TB Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Claire Keene is a South African clinician with experience managing a large HIV and tuberculosis project for Médecins Sans Frontières in Khayelitsha. Her research explores people’s engagement with antiretroviral care, predominantly in a South African public sector context. Her work has included understanding patterns of engagement over time from initiation and restart, qualitatively exploring people’s experiences and perceptions of services, clinical trials to test better tolerated regimens, and testing differentiated models of service delivery to support people who find engagement challenging.