Dr. Angela Mushavi is the National PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, providing technical leadership and guidance for the expansion of PMTCT and Pediatric HIV and AIDS care and treatment programs in Zimbabwe. She is involved in policy and guideline development at national and international levels, and is a member of the WHO ARV Guideline Development Group.
Since January of 2010, she has been leading the work on elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Zimbabwe. Dr Mushavi is current chair of the WHO Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC) that reviews applications by countries wishing to be recognized as having attained criteria for validation of dual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
Prior to joining the MOHCC in 2010, Dr Angela Mushavi worked as PMTCT Technical Advisor to the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services. She also managed a large pediatric ART clinic in Windhoek, providing care and treatment to HIV positive children and adolescents. A Pediatrician and a strong advocate for the care of children affected by HIV and AIDS, Dr Mushavi is a steering committee member of the African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV (ANECCA).
