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Fourth Meeting of the DS-I Africa Consortium
16 - 22 November 2024
The Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Mauritius


  • Dr Cheryl Baxter - Participant

    Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa (DMAC Lead/Member)

    Cheryl Baxter, PhD is Head of Scientific Support at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University, Research Associate at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her primary research focus is HIV prevention, specifically strategies to reduce HIV acquisition among young women and issues related to sexual and reproductive health. She has extensive experience in implementing clinical trials evaluating HIV prevention interventions and is currently a co-investigator on the DSI Africa project that uses big data to elucidate the clinical and epidemiological interactions between COVID-19 and HIV.