Biography
Dr Sam Phiri is a Programs Director at Partners in Hope (PIH) Malawi [a local Non-Governmental Organization and an affiliate of Christian Health Association of Malawi] providing Strategic Leadership to a large PEPFAR/Department of State Foreign Assistance supported HIV Care and Treatment Program managing over 205,000 PLHIV on ART. Before PIH, Dr Phiri was Executive Director of Lighthouse Trust in Malawi over 20 years managing PEPFAR/CDC Care and Treatment program with over 170,000 PLHIV on ART. He is an accomplished implementation scientist with large body of published work in areas of PVT, ART, TB, and NCD integration. His interest is HIV Treatment and Care; Operational Research in Infectious Diseases particularly Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV & AIDS and TB.
