Tracking HIV, TB, and related health issues across Southern Africa
Official title: International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Southern Africa.
Funded at Universitat Bern · NIH-11401342 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Bringing together clinical and public health records from people living with or at risk for HIV, TB, and related conditions across Southern Africa to improve care for adults, children, pregnant women, and adolescents.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Universitat Bern NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bern, SWITZERLAND) |
| Project start | May 1, 2025 |
| Project end | April 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $221,852 |
| NIH project number | 3U01AI069924-20S3 |
| Project ID | NIH-11401342 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
People receiving care for HIV, TB, or related conditions at participating clinics in Southern Africa — including adults, pregnant women, children, adolescents, and people on PrEP — are ideal candidates for inclusion.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals who live outside the participating regions or do not receive care at linked clinics, or who have no available clinical records, are unlikely to be enrolled or to receive direct benefit.
What this research studies
You will be part of a large effort that combines medical records from clinics and provincial health data centers across Southern Africa to follow people with HIV, TB, COVID-19, and other health conditions. The project includes adults, pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, and creates cohorts for people on pre-exposure prophylaxis as well as those with cancers, hepatitis, mental health, or non-communicable diseases. Teams link and analyze clinic, laboratory, and cancer-matching data to track outcomes along the care continuum and to study the impact of COVID-19 and sex-based differences in care. Results are meant to help local health services improve prevention, screening, and treatment approaches.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help health programs identify gaps and improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for people with HIV, TB, and related conditions in Southern Africa.
How similar studies have gone: Previous IeDEA consortium phases and other large international cohort collaborations have produced important, actionable findings about HIV and TB care, and this project builds on those proven approaches.
Where this research is happening
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Universitat Bern
Bern, Switzerland Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rohner, Eliane — Universitat Bern
- Study coordinator: Rohner, Eliane
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.