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August 27, 2009
Mobile Diagnostic Lab May Help Combat TB and HIV in Tanzania
The Mbeya Medical Research Programme, a partner of Walter Reed Program-Tanzania and U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP), recently began a pilot study to determine the feasibility of implementing a mobile diagnostic and training center to fight tuberculosis and HIV in Tanzania. The initiative may help enhance collaborative HIV/TB research and activities in the Mbeya region.
The...
August 20, 2009
MHRP Partners with Tanzanian People's Defense Forces to Open HIV Counseling and Testing Center
On August 7, 2009, a HIV Counseling and Testing Center at the Mbalizi Tanzania People’s Defense Forces Hospital in Mbeya officially opened after undergoing renovations coordinated by MHRP and PharmAccess International.
This is part of the ongoing effort by the Walter Reed Program-Tanzania to renovate more than ten Tanzanian People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) health centers around the...
August 12, 2009
Political Engagement: Tanzania
Tiffany Hamm, Ph.D., Chief, Department of International HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment, was part of a U.S. government delegation that met with the President of Tanzania H.E Jakaya Kikwete on Thursday August 6, 2009 in Dar es Salaam to discuss the U.S. governments efforts under PEPFAR in Tanzania.
Dr. Hamm said, “The visit emphasized the continued commitment of the U.S. Department...
August 5, 2009
Socioeconomic Impacts of Antiretroviral Therapy and Gender
The MHRP Kenya team has been involved in a four-year prospective cohort study in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Boston University. The program evaluates the impact of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) on labor productivity in tea plantation workers.
They recently published a paper on the socio-economic impacts of antiretroviral therapy. This longitudinal...
July 10, 2009
Ugandan Medical Male Circumcision Program Launched to Prevent HIV Transmission
Uganda was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to register a drop in adult national prevalence in HIV. The epidemic, however, remains serious as approximately one million Ugandans are HIV positive. Experts in the field have begun promoting a low cost and powerful weapon against new HIV infections: voluntary medical male circumcision.
Three trials in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa...
June 24, 2009
MHRP Leadership Meets with the President of Tanzania
Ongoing collaborative public health and medical research activities were the focus of important discussions between MHRP and the President of Tanzania on June 18, 2009 in Dar es Salaam.
A delegation from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), led by COL Nelson Michael, Director MHRP, met with the President of Tanzania H.E Jakaya Kikwete to discuss HIV, pandemic influenza...
June 18, 2009
Community Events Promote HIV Vaccine Awareness in Kenya
May 18—HIV Vaccine Awareness Day—promotes the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. It is also acknowledges the vital contributions of approximately 20,000 volunteers enrolled in AIDS vaccine trials around the world today who have selflessly committed to advancing research.
In recognition, Walter Reed Project-Kenya held community events that educated...
June 8, 2009
Community and Media Events Promote Vaccine Importance in Uganda
May 18—HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD)—is an annual observance to recognize and thank the thousands of volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine.
In recognition, Makerere University Walter Reed Project-Uganda jointly held community activities and media events to educate the community about the...
May 27, 2009
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete Visits the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met with military medical researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Saturday, May 23 to review and discuss U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) infectious disease research efforts. During his visit to Washington DC, he also visited with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
President Jakaya Kikwete and his...
May 20, 2009
Contraception Use During HIV Vaccine Trial
MHRP researchers examined contraceptive use in women who were enrolled in a phase I/IIa HIV clinical trial in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The results were recently published on PLoS One, an open-access online journal.
Women of childbearing potential are required to use effective contraception during their participation in HIV prevention trials, since little or no human data exist...