Fellows

Miliswa Magongo

SANTHE PhD Fellow


Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Collaboration Interests
  • HIV cure research
  • HIV Cure strategies
Supervisor

Miliswa Magongo has extensive experience in project management, communications, and stakeholder engagement in HIV and reproductive health. She holds a Master of Social Science degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Her current research focuses on the socio-behavioural dimensions of HIV cure science, with particular attention to community engagement, trust, and the social implications of emerging biomedical interventions. Her work aims to bridge the gap between scientific advances and community understanding, contributing to the development of inclusive and sustainable HIV cure strategies.

SANTHE is an Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) flagship programme funded by the Science for Africa Foundation through the DELTAS Africa programme; the Gates Foundation; Gilead Sciences Inc.; and the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard.