Skip to main content
Edward Nelson Kankaka

Edward Nelson Kankaka

Organization: Rakai Health Sciences Program


Region: Africa

Nationality: Uganda

Country: Uganda

Interests & expertise: HIV cure

Profession or occupation: Researcher


What inspires you to work in the HIV field?

I like working on problems that matter to many people. HIV is one of the most important problems of the 21st century.

What are your goals as an IAS change maker?

My goal is to contribute to achievement of a cure for HIV.

The IAS promotes the use of non-stigmatizing, people-first language. The translations are all automated in the interest of making our content as widely accessible as possible. Regretfully, they may not always adhere to the people-first language of the original version.