by Anthony Shuko Musiwa Lawrence Mbuagbaw a Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canadab Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, Canadac Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canadad Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canadae Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canadaf Centre for Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroong Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaAnthony Shuko Musiwa is a researcher and policy practitioner who employs Afrocentric mixed-methods, community-engaged approaches to examine how public policies and frontline practice shape access to basic services for children and families in sub-Saharan Africa and similar settings. His work focuses on maternal and child health and wellbeing, poverty reduction, child protection, and the intersections of these areas. Most recently, his work has involved collaborating with local communities, frontline practitioners, and policymakers to design research and mobilize findings to inform culturally appropriate, holistic antenatal care interventions in rural Zimbabwe.Lawrence Mbuagbaw is a research methods scientist in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, whose work focuses on infectious diseases, maternal and child health, mHealth, and health systems strengthening (and the intersections of these fields) across high, low, and middle-income countries. He has led numerous studies, including evidence syntheses, randomized trials, and mixed-methods and qualitative research. Some of his recent work examines the disproportionate burden of HIV among African, Caribbean, and Black populations, and explores the interplay of personal and systemic factors along the HIV care cascade to inform policy and practice in Ontario, Canada.
