Billiart Tapesana is a medical doctor and public health practitioner with over 10 years’ experience in the medical field, transitioning from being a clinical practitioner to a public health professional. He is currently the Programs Manager with Zvandiri, an organisation that implements an evidence based, peer led model improving clinical outcomes for children, adolescents and young people living with HIV (CAYPLHIV). The role with Zvandiri has given him the experience into key issues around paediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment, and this resonates well with his passion for bringing health, happiness and hope to this age group which is often left behind.
Billiart Tapesana has successfully driven the implementation of the Zvandiri model, maintaining more than 90% viral suppression among the CAYPLHIV enrolled in the model. He has held previous roles with increasing responsibility in other NGOs working in the HIV treatment and care space and has experience working as a clinician in the public sector for Zimbabwe’s ministry of health and child care (MOHCC). Billiart holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degrees (MBChB) from the University of Zimbabwe and Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Umeå University in Sweden.
