NOMATHEMBA CHANDIWANA
Dr. Nomathemba Chandiwana, BSc, MBBCh, MPH, is a Principal Scientist and Director at Ezintsha, a research unit of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research focuses on addressing cardiometabolic challenges in HIV, with an emphasis on investigating better, safer, and more cost-effective antiretroviral treatments for African populations living with HIV. She is particularly dedicated to improving health outcomes for women, who represent the majority of people with HIV in Africa. Building on her extensive experience in HIV research, her recent work includes research, advocacy, and patient care related to emerging obesity-related health concerns among both people living with and without
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
• Room 5 - Phillip James
13:30-14:45
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHO ACCELERATION PLAN: MOBILISING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ACTION
Coordinator: Johanna Ralston (United Kingdom)
Panelist: Nomathemba Chandiwana (South Africa)
Panelist: Mikhail Laurence Millan (Philippines)
Panelist: Pierre Cooke (Barbados)
Speaker: Jorgen Johnsen (Switzerland)
Thursday, June 27, 2024
• Room 5 - Phillip James
08:00-09:30
SESSION: THE HEALTH SYSTEM RESPONSE TO THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC
Intersectoral and multistakeholder approach, with the participation of people with lived experience, as a way out of the obesity pandemic
HIV as a model of care for obesity in the health systems
The health system response to the obesity epidemic
Health service delivery framework for obesity care: an integrated, interprofessional, and network approach
Integrating lived experience in rethinking obesity treatment in Latin America
Discussion
Coordinator: Guilherme Nafalski (SP)
Intersectoral and multistakeholder approach, with the participation of people with lived experience, as a way out of the obesity pandemic
Speaker: Mark Barone (SP)
HIV as a model of care for obesity in the health systems
Speaker: Nomathemba Chandiwana (South Africa)
The health system response to the obesity epidemic
Speaker: Jorgen Johnsen (Switzerland)
Health service delivery framework for obesity care: an integrated, interprofessional, and network approach
Speaker: Patricia Constante Jaime (SP)
Integrating lived experience in rethinking obesity treatment in Latin America
Speaker: Maria Eugenia Anselmi (Argentina)
Discussion
Saturday, June 29, 2024
• Room 5 - Phillip James
09:30-10:30
SESSION: OBESITY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
Discussion
Coordinator: Rafael Claro (MG)
Speaker: Cristina Cadenas (Spain)
Speaker: Stephanie Amaral (DF)
Speaker: Nomathemba Chandiwana (South Africa)
Discussion
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