Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

2007 ORACTA Grantees

Transport Support to Improve ARV Treatment Outcomes

Principal Investigator:

  • David Bangsberg, M.D., Ph.D.,
    University of California, San Francisco

Co-Investigators:

  • Winnie Muyindike, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
  • Harsha Thirumurthy, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • James Habyarimana, Ph.D., M.A., B.Sc., Georgetown University
  • Cristian Pop-Eleches, Ph.D., M.A., Columbia University
  • Irene Andia, M.B.Ch.B, M.Med., Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda

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Macronutrient Supplement for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating ART

Principal Investigator:

  • Wafaa El-Sadr, M.D., M.P.H., Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Co-Investigators:

  • Stephen Arpadi, M.D., M.S., Columbia University
  • Richard Deckelbaum, M.D., Columbia University
  • Mark Hawken, M.D., M.S., Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
  • Pricilla Nyakundi, M.B., M.Med. Ped., M.Sc., Kenya Medical Research Institute

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Impact and Value of Improving TB Control in Africa

Principal Investigator:

  • Kenneth A. Freedberg, M.D., M.Sc., Massachusetts General Hospital

Co-Investigators:

  • Robin Wood, B.M., B.Ch., M.Med., University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Linda-Gail Bekker, M.B.Ch.B., F.C.P., University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Melissa Bender, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

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Combating MDR and XDR TB in Rural South Africa

Principal Investigator:

  • Gerald Friedland, M.D., Yale University

Co-Investigators:

  • Neel Gandhi, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Anthony Moll, M.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., Church of Scotland Hospital, South Africa
  • N. Sarita Shah, M.D., M.P.H., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Adriaan Willem Sturm, M.D., Ph.D., University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • Umesh Lalloo, M.D., M.B.Ch.B., University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Impact of Peer Educators and Mobile Phones on HIV Care

Principal Investigator:

  • Ronald H. Gray, M.D., M.Sc., Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Co-Investigators:

  • Larry Chang, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University
  • Joseph Kagaayi, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H., Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda
  • Steven Reynolds, M.D., M.P.H., National Institutes of Health
  • David Serwadda, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.Med, M.P.H., Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Uganda

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Trial of Strategies to Enroll Pregnant Women into ART

Principal Investigator:

  • William P. Killam, M.D., M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine

Co-Investigators:

  • Moses Sinkala, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H, Zambian Ministry of Health
  • Dwight Rouse, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine
  • Jeffrey Stringer, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine
  • Namwinga Chintu, M.D., M.Med, M.Trop.Paed., Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

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Evaluating Two Models of ART Delivery in Rural Rwanda

Principal Investigator:

  • Michael L. Rich, M.D., M.P.H., Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Partners in Health, Rwanda

Co-Investigators:

  • Henry Epino, M.D., Partners in Health
  • Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Partners in Health
  • Molly Franke, B.A., Partners in Health
  • Felix Kaigamba Rubagumya, M.D., Ruhengeri Hospital, Rwanda
  • Pierre Niyigena, Rwanda Ministry of Health; Partners in Health

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Mobile ARV Pharmacy at TREAT Sites in Rural Uganda

Principal Investigator:

  • Ajay K. Sethi, Ph.D., M.H.S., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Co-Investigators:

  • Peter Mugyenyi, M.D., F.R.C.P., D.C.H., Joint Clinical Research Center, Uganda
  • Cissy Kityo Mutuluuza, M.D., M.Sc., Joint Clinical Research Center, Uganda
  • Francis Bajunirwe, M.B.Ch.B., M.S., Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
  • Edgar Mugema Mulogo, B.D.S., M.P.H., M.S., Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda

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Improving TB Diagnosis in High HIV Primary Care Settings

Principal Investigator:

  • Kwonjune J. Seung, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital

Co-Investigators:

  • Jennifer Furin, M.D., Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Hind Satti, M.D., Cure Medical Center, Lesotho
  • Salmaan Keshavjee, M.D., Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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Community-Based Case Finding of TB-HIV Patients

Principal Investigator:

  • Christopher C. Whalen, M.D., M.S., Case Western Reserve University

Co-Investigators:

  • Juliet Sekandi, M.B.Ch.B., M.S., Makerere University, Uganda
  • Alphonse Okwera, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Mulago Hospital Complex, Uganda
  • Henry Luzze, M.B.Ch.B., M.S., Mulago Hospital Complex, Uganda

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News

June 1, 2007
DDCF announces the results of the 2007 ORACTA competition:
Press Release (38 KB PDF)


2008 ORACTA Meeting

Over 70 African and US research partners attended the March 18-19, 2008 ORACTA grantee meeting held in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, New Jersey.

In addition to presenting their research, ORACTA grantees also participated in Working Group sessions:
Working Group Discussion Summaries and Meeting Agenda (91 KB PDF)


Contact for Questions

Email questions about the ORACTA program to ddcf@aibs.org and type ORACTA as the subject line.


ORACTA Grantees