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News & Announcements.

Updates on methods, milestones, publications, and events from the Kuzama pa Kalondo team and its partners.

Initiative launch event
Launch

Kuzama pa Kalondo officially launched in Blantyre

Partners from KUHeS, Harvard Chan School, and the Ministry of Health gathered to mark the start of the initiative's surveillance work.

October 2023
Research workshop
Workshop

Capacity-building workshop trains first cohort in modelling methods

A two-week training programme brought together epidemiologists and data scientists from across the region.

Publication release
Publication

New brief outlines the case for case-based HIV surveillance

The team's latest policy brief sets out why routine, individual-level data matters for sustained epidemic control.

Regional partnership meeting
Partnership

Regional network expands with new academic partners

UCT and AFIDEP join the project network, strengthening modelling and policy capacity across the region.

Field data collection
Fieldwork

Pilot surveillance data collection begins in two districts

Targeted surveillance activities kick off, testing routine data pipelines alongside existing health system records.

Conference presentation
Event

Team presents early findings at regional HIV conference

Preliminary modelling results were shared with programme managers and researchers from across Eastern and Southern Africa.

Conference presentation
Event

Team presents early findings at regional HIV conference

Preliminary modelling results were shared with programme managers and researchers from across Eastern and Southern Africa.