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About AHISA
Fogarty Leadership
AHISA is led by the Center for Global Health Studies at Fogarty, which supports the initiative in collaboration with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, Office of AIDS Research, and other NIH Institutes and Centers.
Steering Committee
AHISA is guided by a steering committee of experts from across the National Institutes of Health and other USG agencies as well as multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, and universities in the US and sub-Saharan Africa.
- Susannah Allison, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at NIH
- Wole Ameyan, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Melanie Bacon, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at NIH
- Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
- Geri R. Donenberg, Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at NIH
- Laura Guay, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Eric Goosby, University of California - San Francisco
- Sonia Lee, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at NIH
- Chewe Luo, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Pragna Patel, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Kate Plourde, US Agency for International Development
- Natalie Tomitch, Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at NIH
- Judith (Judy) Wasserheit, University of Washington
- Damilola Walker, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Member Information
AHISA teams are composed of NIH-funded scientists conducting relevant implementation research; and in-country partners including in-country staff, key in-country government representatives, in-country research collaborators, youth, and other stakeholders. Members applied as teams to join the Alliance.NIH PI: Kristin Beima-Sofie, University of Washington Partner: Irene Njuguna, Kenyatta National Hospital Partner: Cyrus Mugo Wachira, Kenyatta National Hospital Youth partner: Natalie Mukami Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Partner: Marc Cotton, Stellenbosch University Tygerberg Campus Country of focus: South Africa NIH PI: Paula Braitstein, University of Toronto Partner: Edith Apondi, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Partner: Juddy Wachira, Moi University Youth partner: Dennis Munyoro Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Connie Celum, University of Washington Partner: Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town Partner: Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, University of Witwatersrand County of focus: South Africa NIH PI: Ying Qing Chen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Partner: Christopher Okoth Obong'o, PATH Partner: Rosemarie Muganda-Onyando, PATH Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Julie Denison, Johns Hopkins University Partner: Sam Miti, Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital Partner: Jonathan Mwansa, Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital Youth partner: Chibeka Mambwe Country of focus: Zambia NIH PI: Dorothy Dow, Duke University Medical Center Partner: Nyasatu Chamba, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Partner: Aisa Shayo, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Youth partner: Angelina Goi Country of focus: Tanzania NIH PI: Robert Garofalo, Northwestern University Partner: Kehinde Kuti, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Country of focus: Nigeria NIH PI: Simon Gregson, Imperial College London Partner: Constance Anesu Nyamukapa, Imperial College London Partner: Owen Mugurungi, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Country of focus: Zimbabwe NIH PI: Juliet Iwelunmor, Saint Louis University Partner: Oliver Ezechi, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Partner: Joseph Tucker, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Partner: Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Wake Forest University Youth partner: Chisom Obiezu-UmehCountry of focus: Nigeria NIH PI: Moses Kamya, Makerere University and Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) Partner: Fred Collins Semitala, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program/Makerere University College of Health Sciences Partner: Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo, Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Program Country of focus: Uganda NIH PI: Pamela Kohler, University of Washington Partner: Grace John-Stewart, University of Washington Dalton Wamalwa, University of Nairobi, Kenya Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Ann Kurth, Yale University School of Nursing Partner: Kawango Agot, Impact Research Institute Partner: Irene Inwani, Kenyatta National Hospital Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Marguerita Lightfoot, University of California, San Francisco Partner: Megan Dunbar, Pangaea Global AIDS and Zimbabwe AIDS Trust Partner: Felix Muhlanga, University of Zimbabwe Youth partner: Chelsea Raviro Mazonde Country of focus: Zimbabwe NIH PI: Elizabeth Lowenthal, University of Pennsylvania Partner: Mogomotsi Matshaba, Botswana-Baylor Children’s Centre of Excellence Partner: Thabo Phologolo, University of Botswana Country of focus: Botswana NIH PI: LaRon Nelson, Yale University, School of Nursing Partner: Patrick Appiah, Youth Alliance on Health and Rights Partner: Francis Boakye, Priorities on Rights and Sexual Health (PORSH) Youth partner: Godfred Addai Amoako Country of focus: Ghana NIH PI: Audrey Pettifor, University of North Carolina Partner: Kathleen Kahn, University of Witwatersrand Country of focus: South Africa NIH PI: Sarah Tyler Roberts, RTI International Partner: Kawango Agot, Impact Research and Development Organization Partner: Careena Otieno, Impact Research and Development Organization Youth partner: Sarah Ndelema Country of focus: Kenya NIH PI: Nora Rosenberg, University of North Carolina Partner: Twambilile Phanga, University of North Carolina (UNC) Project Lilongwe, Malawi Country of focus: Malawi NIH PI: Nadia Sam-Agudu, University of Maryland, Baltimore Partner: Victoria Isiramen, UNICEF Nigeria Partner: Ayodotun Olutola, Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance Country of focus: Nigeria NIH PI: Maryam Shahmanesh, University College London Partner: Natsayi Chimbindi, Africa Health Research Institute Country of focus: South Africa NIH PI: Fred Ssewamala, Washington University in St. Louis Partner: Abel Mwebembezi, Reach the Youth Uganda Partner: Gertrude Nakigozi, Rakai Health Sciences Program Youth partner: Ann Atusingwize Country of focus: Uganda NIH PI: Sujha Subramanian, RTI International Partner: Michael Mbizvo, Population Council, Zambia Partner: Maurice Musheke, Population Council, Zambia Youth partner: Mumbi Namwawa Country of focus: Zambia NIH PI: Thespina (Nina) Jeanne Yamanis, American University Partner: Lusajo Joel Kajula, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Partner: Mrema Noel Kilonzo, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Youth partner: Rachel Jarden Mtei Country of focus: Tanzania NIH PI: Brian Zanoni, Emory University Partner: Thobekile Sibaya, University of KwaZulu-Natal Partner: Moherndran Archary, University of KwaZulu-Natal Partner: Nothando Ngwenya, Africa Health Research Institute Country of focus: South Africa
Updated July 2, 2025