Wits RHI
Implementation Science team
Key Projects
MOSAIC
Maximizing OptionS to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC). MOSAIC works across multiple countries to implement user-centered research and research translation efforts to identify, understand, and remove barriers to new product introduction, access, and use; coordinate and provide technical assistance to global, national, and subnational stakeholders to expedite product launch and scale-up; and strengthen the capacity of a wide range of local partners to perform essential functions that support the introduction of HIV prevention products.
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The CATALYST Study
The CATALYST implementation science study, part of the MOSAIC Project, spans several sub-Saharan African countries (South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Uganda). It aims to empower women in these regions to prevent HIV by accelerating the adoption and expansion of new biomedical prevention tools, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
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School Based HIV and GBV Prevention Programme
This program aims to reduce the incidence of HIV infection and violence among adolescents.
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PrEP SMART
The purpose of this project is to support the development and sustainability of an Africa-centered network dedicated to advancing advocacy, policy, regulatory, community engagement and communications efforts that help accelerate biomedical HIV prevention research
View projectBridging HIV prevention and sexual reproductive health services in the context of multi-method PrEP: a qualitative study exploring provider perceptions in South Africa
Bridging HIV prevention and sexual reproductive health services in the context of multi-method PrEP: a qualitative study exploring provider perceptions in South Africa
PrEP and choice counselling – Insights into implementation
Through their lens: A photovoice study exploring pregnant and postpartum women’s experiences, coping strategies and barriers to heat adaptation in an urban township in South Africa
Uptake of dapivirine vaginal ring and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among women accessing HIV prevention services in South Africa: a cohort study
News in Implementation Science
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