Biography

Limakatso Lebina is Director for Clinical Trials at Africa Health Research Institute. She has managed multiple clinical trials and implementation science research studies on HIV, TB and COVID-19 prevention and management. She recently received funding for a project to explore models of delivering adolescent and adult vaccination for  a novel TB vaccine  in South Africa. As well as determining optimal strategies to enhance uptake of a novel TB vaccines. She has evaluated several systematic screening approaches including universal testing for TB (TUTT trial) in primary healthcare clinics and use of tongue swabs for screening.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Integrated model of delivery for novel TB vaccines in South Africa

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024

Research Summaries