Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)
Phone: (+267) 3902671 Fax: (+267) 3901284 URL: https://www.botswanaharvardpartnership.org(external link) |
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(external link)
· 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
- A randomized trial of Mogen clamp versus Plastibell for neonatal male circumcision in Botswana.; Plank RM, Ndubuka NO, Wirth KE, et al.; 2013; Journal article
- A Step Toward Timely Referral and Early Diagnosis of Cancer: Implementation and Impact on Knowledge of a Primary Care-Based Training Program in Botswana.; Tapela NM, Peluso MJ, Kohler RE, et al.; 2018; Journal article
- B and T Cell Phenotypic Profiles of African HIV-Infected and HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants: Associations with Antibody Responses to the Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine.; Weinberg A, Lindsey J, Bosch R, et al.; 2017; Journal article
- Barriers and facilitators to linkage to care and ART initiation in the setting of high ART coverage in Botswana.; Kebaabetswe P, Manyake K, Kadima E, et al.; 2020; Journal article
- Botswana's progress toward achieving the 2020 UNAIDS 90-90-90 antiretroviral therapy and virological suppression goals: a population-based survey.; Gaolathe T, Wirth KE, Holme MP, et al.; 2016; Journal article
Keywords
HIV-AIDS, BHP, Infections, TB