Memory worked to bring serodiscordant couples into HIV prevention programs. To do this, she convinced civil society, policy makers and program implementers of their need. She also engaged PEPFAR in discussions around the need to increase funding for treatment and prevention scale-up, resulting in an additional $39 million for PMTCT, VMMC and treatment.
Fellowship Focus
Memory worked to bring serodiscordant couples into HIV prevention programs. To do this, she convinced civil society, policy makers and program implementers of their need. She also engaged PEPFAR in discussions around the need to increase funding for treatment and prevention scale-up, resulting in an additional $39 million for PMTCT, VMMC and treatment.
In Their Own Words
Although Zimbabwe is one of the HPTN 052 study sites, very few people outside the HIV prevention research are aware of the groundbreaking results that were released in 2011.
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