Dr. Tanya Murray

Tanya Murray is a South African researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the National Health Laboratory Service. Her work centers on paediatric and maternal HIV surveillance, laboratory data systems, and public health programme evaluation. She contributes to national efforts aimed at eliminating mother-to-child transmission and strengthening virological monitoring within routine care.

Her publications analyse maternal viral load suppression, early infant diagnosis algorithms, and point-of-care testing implementation in tertiary obstetric settings. By leveraging large laboratory datasets and triangulating surveillance sources, she has advanced understanding of gaps in testing coverage, viral suppression, and vertical transmission, informing policy and programmatic improvements in South Africa’s HIV response.

Murray also addresses ethical and legal dimensions of HIV data governance, including balancing patient privacy with public health surveillance under data protection frameworks. Additional work on antiretroviral exposure in infants and viral epidemiology reflects methodological strength in retrospective cohort analysis, diagnostic evaluation, and translational research bridging laboratory science and health systems practice.