RZHRG has successfully conducted HIV research in Africa since 1986, encompassing a wide range of research initiatives. Based upon the needs and unique aspects of each site, numerous studies are currently underway.

Projet San Francisco, Kigali, Rwanda:

• Promotion of couples' voluntary counseling and testing (CVCT)

• Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (HT)

• Vaccine feasibility studies and clinical trials (IAVI)

• Long-term non-progressors (LTNP)

The Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia:

• Promotion of couples' voluntary counseling and testing (CVCT)

• Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (HT)

• Vaccine feasibility studies and clinical trials (IAVI)

• Family Planning in couples with HIV (FP)

Ubumi-Bwesu, Copperbelt, Zambia

• Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (HT)

• HSV-2 suppression to prevent HIV transmission

Current funding agencies include:

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)