COVID-19 Conversations with PDR. JACKLINE ODIHAMBO AND KAGISHO BAEPANYE

Today we speak to Dr. Jackline Odihambo who has held various roles in the public health and clinical research quality/management arenas, including treatment, prevention, and vaccine infectious disease clinical trials in the region. She currently serves an integrative role supporting project operational oversight with the HVTN/CoVPN Africa Programmes Directorship.

We were also joined by Kagisho Baepanye who has a background in nursing, primarily as a chronic nurse doing education in the medical wards of Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital. Later, he started recruiting and educating TB research and then continued his clinical trials to work as a Community Engagement Manager overseeing community engagement for HIV/TB studies and HIV testing programs of his former site. He is currently the Community Engagement Project Manager for HVTN/CoVPN Africa region.