HEDS international visit to Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research

Dr Bell Gorrod with Dr Michael Schomaker,
and Professor Mary-Ann Davies

Dr Helen Bell Gorrod recently visited the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Helen successfully obtained funding for the visit from the Worldwide University Network (WUN) Research Mobility Programme (RMP). 

During the month long visit, Helen worked on a collaborative research project with Dr Michael Schomaker, Professor Mary-Ann Davies and others at UCT. 

The project aimed to assess the impact of delays in viral load testing and treatment switching from first-line to second-line ART treatment regime for HIV patients on hospitalisation and mortality outcomes using causal inference statistical methods.