Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)
Address:
Botswana Harvard HIV Reference Lab Princess Marina Hospital Plot No. 1836 Northring Road
0000 Gaborone
Country/Region
- Botswana (BW)
Research activities
HIV/AIDS related researches
· Prevention of new adult HIV infections
· Optimal treatment of HIV-infected children and adults
· Identifying and characterization of acute HIV infection
· Molecular characterization of Hepatitis B Virus in Botswana and its impact on HIV co-infection
· Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in Botswana and the impact of cART on the TB incidence
· Human genetics and how it affects the risk of HIV infection and disease progression
· HIV antiretroviral drug resistance and surveillance of transmitted drug resistant variants
· Health and neurobehavioral outcomes of HIV Exposed Infected (HEI) and Uninfected (HEU) Infants and how to improve the health of HEU infants
· Effect of very early infant treatment (and other interventions) on the HIV viral reservoir
· How to predict the future course of the HIV epidemic
Research Areas
- Health biotechnology (MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES)
( - Health-related biotechnology; Technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism (assisted reproduction); Technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes and how they influence the onset of disease and maintenance of well-being (gene-based diagnostics and therapeutic interventions (pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics); Biomaterials (as related to medical implants, devices, sensors); Medical biotechnology related ethics;
) - MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (Frascati classification)
People
Publications
- HIV-1 subtype C drug-resistance background among ARV-naive adults in Botswana.; Bussmann H, Novitsky V, Wester W, et al.; 2005; Journal article
- HIV-1 subtype C-infected individuals maintaining high viral load as potential targets for the "test-and-treat" approach to reduce HIV transmission.; Novitsky V, Wang R, Bussmann H, et al.; 2010; Journal article
- HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Bridging the Gap Between Developed and Resource-Limited Settings.; Tenforde MW, Wake R, Leeme T, et al.0; Book review
- HIV-associated morbidity and mortality in a setting of high ART coverage: prospective surveillance results from a district hospital in Botswana.; Barak T, Neo DT, Tapela N, et al.; 2019; Journal article
- HIV diagnostic algorithm requires confirmatory testing for initial indeterminate or positive screens in the first week of life.; Ajibola G, Moyo S, Mohammed T, et al.; 2020; Journal article
Keywords
HIV-AIDS, BHP, Infections, TB
