Meet the Scientist Episode 6: Zandile Ciko on IAVI’s community engagement work

In this episode of Meet the Scientist, IAVI’s podcast series, we sat down with Zandile Ciko, a community engagement manager with IAVI based in Cape Town, South Africa, to explore her work toward conducting safe and ethical clinical trials for IAVI’s Lassa fever vaccine candidate in Africa. From community advisory boards to Good Participatory Practices, Zandile covers the essential elements of IAVI’s people-centered engagement framework.

Tune in to discover how Zandile builds relationships between communities and researchers with the end goal of minimizing social harm and increasing public participation in potentially lifesaving studies.

Read the full transcription of the podcast.