Zimbabwe Partners

Chido is an epidemiologist with experience developing, coordinating, and evaluating implementation research studies with particular focus on projects evaluating the provision of sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people in facility and community-based settings. She was the principal investigator for the STICH trial; an evaluation of an STI screening intervention for youth and the Zimbabwe principal investigator for the GIFT study which is an evaluation of a new STI screening device. Her work has also involved validation of oral HIV tests for children and evaluating the use of assisted HIV testing for children by their caregivers. Her current research focus is the co-development and implementation of a digital health intervention to improve the sexual health of youth. She is based in Zimbabwe and holds a joint appointment with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK) and The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe at the Biomedical Research and Training Institute (Zimbabwe). 

Moira Chido Majaha, MPH is a public health researcher with extensive experience in sexual and reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, and antimicrobial resistance. She has led multisectoral work on youth SRH access, coordinated large multi-country STI and AMR surveillance analyses, including contributions to WHO’s EGASP programme, and supported research on diagnostic innovation and evidence-based policy development. Moira is deeply committed to strengthening STI advocacy in Zimbabwe, advancing equitable, youth-centered services, and promoting evidence-driven approaches to national SRH strategies. 

Constancia Mavodza is a global and public health (process evaluations) practitioner, with over 13 years’ experience in coordination, implementing, researching, and evaluating public health projects and policies focusing on HIV/AIDS, SRHR, human resources for health, adolescent health, and AGYW. She holds a PhD in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Mavodza is primarily a social scientist, and her technical expertise is in the evaluation of complex public health interventions; qualitative research methodologies, health systems strengthening, policy development and implementation, and gender analysis. Her niche lies at the intersection of evidence generation, programming, policy, and advocacy- all of which will be applied for the STI advocacy hub.