HIV/AIDS: Collecting and using data for training and decision making

March 2026 - This Community Talk is part of the international symposium on current trends in modeling and software development in data science and Statistics & HIV/AIDS conference.

The Community Talk was an online event, but part of a live conference in Durban (South Africa). It was organised jointly by the South African Medical Research Council, Human Sciences Research Council and University of Pretoria (all in South Africa) and Hasselt University (in Belgium). 

Speakers

• ​Prof. Tarylee Reddy (SAMRC, South Africa) - Sustainable Training in Epidemiological Analysis and Modelling for Data-Driven Decision Making in Africa (STEAM-3D)
• Prof. Samuel Manda (University of Pretoria, South Africa) - Global index for volunteer engagement (GIVE)

• Dr. Yusentha Balakrishna (SAMRC, South Africa) - Investigating Sexual Behaviour Clusters and Their Association with HIV Prevalence Using National Survey Data