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Global Health Speaker Series Presents: "COVID-19, HIV, and Cervical Cancer: When infectious disease problems become chronic disease problems and you live in Nigeria"

The Global Health Institute Presents: 

Magdiel Habila

COVID-19, HIV, and Cervical Cancer: When infectious disease problems become chronic disease problems and you live in Nigeria

With Guest Speaker

Magdiel Habila, PhD, MPH, MS

Assistant Director for Outcomes Research, Oncology

Merck Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence

 

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Accessing care for HIV and cervical cancer prevention are challenging enough on a normal day in north-central Nigeria. And that was before the COVID-19 and all of the challenges that the pandemic brought to healthcare settings and communities globally. This presentation explores some of the specific ways COVID-19 impacted routine care at the AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN) Clinic in Jos, Nigeria and discusses the potential long-term consequences of those impacts on HIV management and cervical cancer prevention in this setting.

Dr. Magdiel Habila is the Associate Director for Outcomes Research, Oncology in the Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence at Merck. Prior to the start of her career at Merck, Dr. Habila completed her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (2019), MS in Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes (2022), and PhD in Epidemiology (2022) at the University of Arizona. During her time as a doctoral candidate, Dr. Habila was an NIH-Fogarty Research Fellow with the Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) program. She completed a mixed methods study examining barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening for women living with HIV in Jos, Nigeria under the mentorship of Professor Jonah Musa at Jos University Teaching Hospital and Dr. Madhivanan at the University of Arizona. Dr. Habila’s interests are in cancer epidemiology, specifically breast and cervical cancers in women of African decent and in the ways in which pharmacoeconomics can be applied to addressing cancer-related health disparities.


In collaboration with Global Health programs, the Global Health Speaker Series presents students, alumni, faculty and guest speakers showcasing the multidisciplinary aspects of global health work and research. 

Event Details

Event Date:

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Event Location:

Zoom

Contact Information:

Global Health Institute

Contact Email:

ghi@arizona.edu

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