Edelweiss Journal of AIDS
Editor
Biography
After qualifying as the first black Obstetrician at the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUSA, now Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University), Dr Simelela worked as a senior lecturer at the University and clinician at the George Mukhari Hospital for a number of years. Her interest in women’s health and passion to fight against HIV and TB led her to accepting a position in the Department of Health in South Africa where she headed the National HIV/AIDS/TB Programme. Together with health practitioners, and with support of development partners, Dr Simelela developed the first HIV treatment programme in 2003. Subsequent to the introduction of the treatment campaign, Dr Simelela joined the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in London as Director of Technical Knowledge and Support starting in July 2004. In that capacity, she played a key role in developing and implementing the Federation’s 10-year Strategic Framework, with specific focus on Access, Adolescents/Young People, Abortion, Advocacy and HIV/AIDS. At IPPF, Dr Simelela worked with senior technical advisers from an international pool of renowned experts in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights. She also represented IPPF at technical meetings of global institutions such as the World Health Organization, and headed IPPF’s International Medical Advisory Panel (IMAP), which provides technical advice to the Federation on a range of SRH matters.
Research Interest
Keywords
- HIV AIDS
- HIV Prevention
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Immunology of HIV AIDS
- Retrovirology
- HIV infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus
- Immunity
- Aids and behavior
- HIV Viral Hepatitis
- ELISA
- Immunohistochemistry
- Virology
- Pathogens
- Immunology
- HIV Treatment
- Pediatric HIV AIDS
- Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
- HIV prevention methods
- Treatment of AIDS
- HIV AIDS Related Cancers
- Viral load
- T Cells in HIV
- HIV latency
- CD4 count
- HAART
- HIV Testing
- HIV and Fertility
- HIV Stigma
- HIV Drug discovery
- AIDS vaccines
- Immunopathology
- Retrovirus
- HIV Genome
- HIV pathology
- Management of HIV
- Anemia
- HIV and TB
- Anti retro viral therapy
- HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
- HIV Malnutrition
- HIV Diagnosis
- Autoimmune diseases
- Immunoglobulins
- Infections
- HIV and Cardiac diseases
- AIDS
- Clinical latency
- HIV Awareness
- Acute infection
- Viro immunotherapy
- AIDS and Co infections
- HIV AIDS Complications
- HIV and Aging
- HIV in women
- HIV cure
- Serostatus
- Western blot test
- DOT test
- Immunocytochemistry
- HIV rapid tests
- HIV reservoirs
- HIV life cycle
- AIDS Education
- HIV Nursing care
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Candidiasis
- Human papillomavirus infection
- Immune system
- HIV Incidence
- HIV Type I
- HIV Type II
- HIV and Malaria
- HIV Medication adherence
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