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Friday Conference: Youth Engagement in HIV Research
January 24 @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Prince Kelechi Chima MB, BS, MSc (Right), is a physician, Rhodes Scholar, and DPhil candidate in Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford. He is dedicated to advancing innovative, sustainable healthcare solutions for individuals in resource-limited settings. His doctoral research aims to optimise diagnostic networks to combat antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). With over five years of experience, Kelechi has collaborated with national and international organisations such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, and NIH to improve HIV/AIDS outcomes for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) across Africa. His team, in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), developed and piloted BILI—a USSD-powered self-test reporting tool and dashboard designed to address the linkage-to-care challenges for AYAs in rural areas using HIV self-testing kits in Nigeria. Additionally, he contributed to an NIH-funded research consortium, PATC3H, to develop a practical guide for enhancing informed consent processes for AYAs in HIV research across LMICs. Currently, he serves as the Youth Advisory Board Chair for AHISA, an NIH-funded research network spanning 11 African countries dedicated to implementation science approaches that improve HIV outcomes for AYAs in Africa.