From Screening to Care—Improving Outcomes for Women with HIV & Children Through Innovation & mHealth

On April 24, 2026, visiting scholars from the ACHIEVE Training Program presented their pilot research projects, highlighting innovative approaches to enhance cancer screening among women living with HIV/AIDs, improve assessments and diagnoses of infectious diseases among children, and leverage mHealth to improve service delivery for HIV-exposed infants. After the research presentations from Dr. Hawa Malechi, Dr. Gideon Kye-Duodu, and Dr. Nelson Ssewante, a question and answer session moderated by NYU McSilver Associate Research Professor and Senior Research Scientist Ozge Sensoy Bahar brought the in-person and online audiences into the conversation. About ACHIEVE ACHIEVE is an NIH-funded training program, which aims to provide rich career development opportunities for early-career researchers. Each year, NYU hosts several of the ACHIEVE scholars from partner institutions across sub-Saharan Africa. Working with their NYU mentors, scholars seek to grow their research skills, form productive cross-institutional collaborations, and expand their professional networks. About NYU McSilver The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University is committed to disrupting generational poverty through research, policy and action. Learn more at https://mcsilver.nyu.edu/