Sam Kalibala, M.D.
Project Director, SEARCH
Samuel Kalibala has more than 20 years' experience in HIV and AIDS research, programming, and policy at the international, national, and regional levels. He has strong expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating HIV and AIDS interventions, as well as managing large-scale research projects. Dr. Kalibala currently directs HIVCore, a USAID-funded project to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, scale, and quality of HIV treatment, care, and support, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs through operations research and program evaluation. He is principal investigator on studies comparing models of task shifting for delivering antiretroviral (ARV) treatment at the community level in Uganda; evaluating a psychosocial intervention for marginalized young people in Ethiopia to improve their responsiveness to HIV programs; and assessing the impact of Zambia’s PMTCT program.
Dr. Kalibala formerly served as the Council’s Kenya country director, overseeing work in East Africa to evaluate and develop the evidence base for a variety of interventions, including pediatric HIV treatment, support for orphans and vulnerable children, care for people living with HIV and AIDS, alcohol as a risk factor in HIV infection, community-based HIV prevention, and HIV palliative care.
Prior to joining the Council, Dr. Kalibala worked for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) as the regional representative in East Africa, where he tested the delivery of routine HIV counseling and testing in Kilifi, Kenya, and home-based voluntary counseling and testing in Kisubi, Uganda, as approaches to enhance the availability of HIV testing in communities where IAVI was recruiting volunteers for vaccine trials. He has also served as psychosocial support adviser at UNAIDS and scientist at WHO, providing technical assistance to countries around the world. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Kalibala pioneered the piloting of early PMTCT programs in Kenya and Zambia, resulting in the scale-up of PMTCT programs by UNICEF and other agencies; led research on ARV adherence in Kenya, producing a counseling manual that has been widely used in the scale-up of services; and contributed to development of the HIV care and support model of The AIDS Support Organization in Uganda.
Dr. Kalibala received his M.D. from Makerere University in Uganda in 1984.
Sam Kalibala, M.D.
Project Director, SEARCH
HIVCore: Strengthening HIV and AIDS Treatment, Care, and Support, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Service-delivery Programs (more)
To address critical service-delivery issues in global HIV and AIDS PMTCT and treatment, care, and support programs, HIVCore will evaluate programs, promote use of research results in program decisionmaking, and build local capacity to improve programs' efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of care.
(10/2011 - 9/2016)
Topics: HIV and children; HIV care, support, and treatment; HIV prevention; PMTCT and pediatric HIV
Countries: Global
Community Mobilization for Preventive Action (COMPACT) (more)
Council researchers are developing and determining the feasibility of "community compacts" as an innovative approach to prevent HIV in Zambian communities.
(7/2010 - 7/2013)
Topics: Behavior change; HIV prevention; Male circumcision; Sexual and gender-based violence; Social isolation/support
Countries: Zambia
Addressing the HIV/AIDS Vulnerabilities and Stigma of Africa’s Youth (more)
Council research will provide a comprehensive, evidence-based picture of the HIV-related issues facing young people in Africa and the prevailing legal, policy, and programmatic responses.
(8/2011 - 5/2012)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; HIV prevention; Stigma and discrimination
Countries: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda
Knowing Myself First: Assessing the Feasibility of HIV Self-testing Among Health Workers in Kenya (more)
This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of HIV home self-testing (HST) among health workers and their partners in Kenya. The study also provided an understanding of operational structures that need to be in place to successfully implement HIV HST for health workers.
(3/2007 - 3/2011)
Topics: HIV care, support, and treatment; HIV prevention
Countries: Kenya
Situation Analysis of the HIV Response Among Young People in Zambia (more)
Council researchers are reviewing HIV and youth programs and policies in Zambia for use in high-level advocacy and to inform the implementation of Zambia's new HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework.
(12/2010 - 6/2011)
Topics: Sexuality and sexual behavior; Sexuality education
Countries: Zambia
HIV/AIDS Evaluation, Assessment, and Formative Research (more)
The Council and partners are conducting several research, evaluation, and technical assistance activities on USAID-funded HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda.
(10/2008 - 1/2010)
Topics: HIV care, support, and treatment; Orphans and vulnerable children; People living with HIV
Countries: Uganda
Sam Kalibala, M.D.
Project Director, SEARCH
Effectiveness of a community-based positive prevention intervention for people living with HIV who are not receiving antiretroviral treatment: A prospective cohort study (abstract) (PDF)Sarna,Avina; Luchters,Stanley; Musenge,Eustasius; Okal,Jerry; Chersich,Matthew F.; Tun,Waimar; Mall,Sabine; King'ola,Nzioki; Kalibala,Sam
Global Health: Science and Practice 1(1): 52-67
Publication date: 2013
Implementing incentive-based HIV interventions in Zambia: The COMPACT model (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam; Tun,Waimar; Kangale,Chabu; Keesbury,Jill; Handema,Ray; Monze,Mwaka
Baseline evaluation report
Publication date: 2013
Examining dimensions of vulnerability among children in Uganda (abstract) (HTML)
Kalibala,Sam; Schenk,Katie D.; Weiss,Deborah C.; Elson,Lynne
Psychology, Health & Medicine 17(3): 295-310
Publication date: 2012
Meaningful involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda through linkages between network groups and health facilities: An evaluation study (abstract) (HTML)
Kim,Young-Mi; Kalibala,Sam; Neema,Stella; Lukwago,John; Weiss,Deborah C.
Psychology, Health & Medicine 17(2): 213-222
Publication date: 2012
'Knowing myself first': Feasibility of self-testing among health workers in Kenya (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam; Tun,Waimar; Muraah,William; Cherutich,Peter; Oweya,Erick; Oluoch,Patricia
Publication date: 2011
Situation assessment of the HIV response among young people in Zambia (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam; Mulenga,Drosin
Publication date: 2011
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Emergency Plan Progress (MEEPP): End-of-project evaluation (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2010
Protecting hope: Situation analysis of vulnerable children in Uganda 2009 (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam; Elson,Lynne
Publication date: 2010
The role of ARVs in HIV prevention: Microbicides and PrEP (PDF)
Kalibala,Sam; Littlefield,Sarah A.
GMHC Treatment Issues (December 2010)
Publication date: 2010
Technical assistance to the Uganda AIDS Commission for operationallisation of the performance monitoring and management plan (PDF)
Makumbi,Frederick; Mayega,Roy; Kisitu,David; Sekandi,Juliet; Bwesigye,Denis A.; Miller,Robert; Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2009
Evaluation of United Nations-supported pilot projects for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Overview of findings (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn; Kalibala,Sam; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Programme recommendations for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A practical guide for managers (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Baek,Carolyn; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Home-based care
Karim,Quarraisha Abdool; Kalibala,Sam; Katabira,Elly T.; Stein,Zena A.; Essex,Myron; Mboup,Souleymane; Kanki,Phyllis J.; Marlink,Richard G.; Tlou,Sheila D.
from AIDS in Africa
Publication date: 2002
Integrating HIV prevention and care into maternal and child health care settings: Lessons learned from Horizons studies (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Mwai,Charles; Rosen,James
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2002
Integrating HIV prevention and care into maternal and child health care settings: Lessons learned from Horizons studies-July 23-27, 2001, Maasai Mara and Nairobi, Kenya, Consultation Report [Arabic] (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Mwai,Charles; Rosen,James
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2002
Welche rolle spielt die familie bei der HIV-prävention? [The role of the family in HIV prevention]
Kalibala,Sam
AIDS Infothek 2/00
Publication date: 2000
HIV/AIDS counselling, care and support in Africa
Kalibala,Sam
from Health in the Commonwealth: Sharing Solutions, pp. 23-28
Publication date: 1999
Providing support to caregivers and self-care (HTML)
Kalibala,Sam
Sexual Health Exchange 3: 1-4
Publication date: 1999
Sam Kalibala, M.D.
Project Director, SEARCH
Effectiveness of a community health worker delivered HIV prevention intervention for people living with HIV not receiving ART: A prospective cohort study (PDF)Poster presentation at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, 24 July
Sarna,Avina; Luchters,Stanley; Musenge,Eustasius; Okal,Jerry; Chersich,Matthew F.; Tun,Waimar; Mall,Sabine; King'ola,Nzioki; Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2012
Alcohol and HIV and AIDS
Poster presented at First National Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference, Nairobi, 17-20 May
Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2011
The feasibility of using HIV post-test clubs (PTC) to provide ongoing alcohol risk reduction counseling to HIV counseling and testing (HCT) clients with alcohol dependence
Poster presented at First National Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference, Nairobi, 17-20 May
Kalibala,Sam; Mukoma,Wanjiru; Sinkele,William; Tun,Waimar; Njeri,Inviolata; Evelia,Humphres
Publication date: 2011
Utilization of cell phones to follow up alcohol-dependent clients attending HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services
Presentation at First National Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference, Nairobi, 17-20 May
Njeri,Inviolata; Kalibala,Sam; Mukoma,Wanjiru; Sinkele,William; Tun,Waimar; Evelia,Humphres
Publication date: 2011
Feasibility and acceptability of HIV self-testing among healthcare workers: Results of a pilot program in two hospitals in Kenya (abstract)
Oral poster discussion at the XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, 21 July
Kalibala,Sam; Tun,Waimar; Muraah,William; Cherutich,Peter; Bunnell,Becky; Oluoch,Patricia; Marum,Lawrence
Publication date: 2010
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