Lynda Stranix-Chibanda

Senior Lecturer, Department of Paedratrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe

Topic: Optimization of innovative pediatric therapeutics and prevention (DTG, TAF, BnAbs etc).

Lynda Stranix-Chibanda is a Zimbabwean researcher and advocate for HIV prevention and treatment for pregnant women, infants and adolescents. A Paediatrician by training, Lynda lectures at the University of Zimbabwe and mentors postgraduate students. She is the Site Leader for Seke North Clinical Research Site in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe with over 20 years of experience evaluating biomedical interventions in perinatal populations to optimise maternal health and eliminate vertical HIV transmission. Of relevance to this session, Lynda participated in early trials that developed the approach for testing and counselling women for HIV in pregnancy and established the dosing regimen for infant Nevirapine postnatal prophylaxis. Since then, she has led multiple studies among complex populations that informed global guidelines for treatment of HIV in pregnant and breastfeeding women and, more recently, pre-exposure prophylaxis in adolescent and young women.

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