Prof. Khangelani Zuma

TELEPHONE: 012 302 2620
EMAIL: kzuma@hsrc.ac.za

Prof Khangelani Zuma Divisional Executive of Human and Social Capabilities and head of biostatistics at the Human Sciences Research Council based in Pretoria. Prof Zuma has over 12 years of experience as a statistician. He has been involved in large scale surveys and clinical trials as a statistician focusing on conceptualisation, design and implementation of these studies.

His expertise and research interest span around survey design, complex data analyses, linear and non-linear mixed models, hierarchical Bayesian models, (correlated) survival data analyses, epidemiology: modelling infectious diseases data, HIV incidence estimation and monitoring and evaluation of HIV intervention programmes.

Prof Zuma has also taught statistics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His recent publications include authoring and co-authoring papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the areas of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, migration and biostatistics. He has presented papers at both local and international conferences. He is currently the chair of the ministerial committee Health Data Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee and a member of the Statistics Council of Statistics South Africa.

Prof Khangelani Zuma has been appointed as Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Public Health. The appointment is effective from 01 October 2018..

Recent

South African District Level Estimates of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for 2022 among males aged 10 to 14 and 15 years

HSRC is playing a key role in data management, statistical analysis and report writing for the VMMC SAE Study....

National skills audit of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Outreach Team Leaders (OTLs) employed by the National Department of Health (NDoH)

The overall aim is to undertake an audit of the current qualifications and skills profile of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Outreach Team Leaders....

Surplus allocation for 2022 2023

To support the division with their sub division activities.....

SABSSM VI proposed embedded SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Study

SABSSM VI proposed embedded SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Study....

HIV and TB estimation, mathematical modelling, and economic analysis to support national and sub-national HIV policy setting in South Africa

The HSRC will assist with the provision and analysis of national household survey data, to the Naomi and Thembisa model developers.....

National Covid 19 Antibody Survey (Additional funding)

The primary objective of the survey is: ??? To determine the extent of COVID-19 virus infection in the general population and age-specific infection p....

Grant 2302 :Marang 4 HIV/AIDS Programme Support for Strengthening and Utilisation of Strategic Information Activities in the Republic of South Africa under the President???s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Provide grant administration for Grant 2302 titled: Marang 4 HIV/AIDS Programme Support for Strengthening and Utilisation of Strategic Information Act....

Sub-Saharan Africa Advances Training Programme for Leadership and Excellence in Biostatistics

1. PhD supervision. 2. Biostatistics training and high-level data analysis. 3. Endeavour to share the data and resources necessary for advanced stati....

Inter project 2019 / 2020: South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) 2019 (MOU DGSD and SAPH)

Drawing of SASAS 2019 and EAFD 202 sample Weighting of the SASAS 2019 and EAFD 2020 data....

Stigma Index Study

The survey seeks to measure the level of stigma and discrimination experienced by PLHIV, and to explore how this information could be used to strength....

Using geospatial modelling and economics to optimise prevention intervention packages in South Africa (UGEO)

The project aims at estimating district-level HIV prevalence, incidence and service coverage, analyse optimal intervention packages for each district,....

Prof Karl Peltzer Incentive funding for rated researchers (NRF)

Rated researcher NRF grant for Prof Karl Peltzer....

The impact of the HIV epidemic on adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: A tale of two surveys

Both SADHS and SABSSM V are well designed and carefully conducted surveys with different purposes using different methodologies. For the first time S....

GH 001629: Support for Strengthening and Utilization of Strategic Information Activities in the RSA under PEPFAR

This application by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) responds to the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) number CDC-RFA-GH15-1576 titled ....

SABSSM IV - report writing

report writing....

Planning for SA, Behaviour and Health Survey, 2014

This proposed survey will be the fifth in a series of national population-based surveys conducted for surveillance of the HIV epidemic in South Africa....

Impact of Poor Health and AIDS on small Businesses in South Africa

HIV-related stigma has been identified as a barrier to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. While various survey instruments and stigma scales have been....