Dr. Chodziwadziwa Kabudula

Chodziwadziwa Kabudula is a population health researcher affiliated with the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. His work is closely linked to the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System and major longitudinal studies such as HAALSI and AWI-Gen, positioning him at the forefront of ageing and epidemiological research in sub-Saharan Africa.

His research focuses on ageing, HIV, multimorbidity, and chronic disease management in rural African settings. He examines how social determinants—including employment trajectories, food insecurity, social support, and grant eligibility—shape cognitive ageing, mortality, and treatment outcomes. His studies frequently apply advanced longitudinal and quasi-experimental methods to understand life-course influences on later-life health.

Kabudula has contributed to influential multicentre cohort studies on HIV among older adults and on health service disruptions during COVID-19. His work bridges epidemiology, public health, and data science, highlighting structural inequalities and informing policy on chronic disease care, social protection, and healthy ageing in resource-constrained contexts.