Dr Lucy Mupfumi

Dr. Lucy Mupfumi is an infectious disease scientist with interests in the epidemiology of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection in HIV-prevalent settings in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 6 years, Lucy’s work has revolved around HIV-associated TB and point of care diagnostics. She has over 18 publications describing the impact of Xpert MTB/RIF on patient outcomes, incident TB in ART programs, biomarkers for HIV and TB treatment response, and point of care diagnostics for HIV. Lucy is currently a Fogarty Global Health Fellow and is modelling the trajectory of the TB epidemic in Botswana with expanded ART.