Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
Institution
Human Sciences Research Council
Research Interests
HIV Prevention and Treatment,
Men’s Health and HIV Engagement,
Community-Based HIV Research
Topics to speak on:
HIV and Men
The true measure of success is not what we achieve individually, but the impact we make in the lives of others.
Biography
Dr. Mbuzeleni Hlongwa is a public health researcher specializing in HIV prevention and treatment. He is a Senior Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council and an Honorary Lecturer in Public Health Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His work focuses on improving linkage to HIV care, PrEP access, and self-testing strategies, particularly among men in South Africa. He is an Academic Editor for BMC Health Services Research and a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Public Health and the HIV Care Collection.
Awards
University of KwaZulu-Natal 2023 Top 10 Young Researcher Award
National Research Foundation Y-rated researcher Award
NRF Research Excellence Award for Early Career/Emerging Researchers, 2024
SA Medical Research Council Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant (2024 – 2026)
SA MRC National Health Scholars Program (2019-2021)
College of Health Sciences Scholarship for Ph.D. Studies (2018/19)