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Meet the Scientist: Zandile Ciko on IAVI’s community engagement work
In this episode of Meet the Scientist, IAVI’s podcast series, we sat down with Zandile Ciko, a community engagement manager with IAVI based in Cape Town, South Africa, to explore her work toward conducting safe and ethical clinical trials for IAVI’s Lassa fever vaccine candidate in Africa. From community advisory boards to Good Participatory Practices, Zandile covers the essential elements of IAVI’s people-centered engagement framework.
Tune in to discover how Zandile builds relationships between communities and researchers with the end goal of minimizing social harm and increasing public participation in potentially lifesaving studies.
Meet the Scientist: Dr. Gaudensia Mutua on IAVI’s Lassa fever vaccine development program
In this episode, Gaudensia Mutua, a medical director with IAVI in Nairobi, Kenya, discusses her work in support of IAVI’s Lassa fever vaccine program. We delved into the value of community-engaged scientific research before looking ahead to the future of global health and vaccine development in Africa.
WHAT ARE VSV VACCINES?
Watch this video to learn more about VSV vaccines and how they work in the human body.
VSV is the same platform technology that LEAP4WA and our collaborators are using to develop vaccines for hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Lassa fever, Marburg,and Ebola Sudan.
LEAP4WA ONE-PAGER
Check out our one-pager for a quick overview of the LEAP4WA consortium.
Download it here.
