Lawrence Gelmon, MD, MPH, DTM&H

Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Gelmon is a physician, epidemiologist and public health specialist who has been working globally in the HIV and AIDS field for more than 30 years.

Based in Kenya since 1989 and with the University of Manitoba since 1994, Dr Gelmon led the development of the Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) in the 1990s and since 2001 has been the director of the University of Manitoba’s research, service, and training programs in Kenya.

He is the principal investigator of the University Manitoba/PHDA PEPFAR-supported SWOP clinics program for Key Populations in Nairobi (since 2005) and has been a co-investigator of a number of University of Manitoba/PHDA research projects.

Dr. Gelmon’s research experience began with his initial eight years employment with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) developing and monitoring research projects in some fifty developing countries.

More recently, Dr. Gelmon was the technical advisor for the DFID-funded EHPSA Project, developing and monitoring research projects in several East and South African countries and for the past three four years has acted as the focal point resource for epidemiology and strategic information for the UNAIDS Technical Support Mechanism.

Dr. Gelmon has consulted for UN agencies, multilateral and bilateral donors, foundations, international NGOs, and a number of national governments in most countries of eastern and southern Africa as well as several countries in west Africa and Asia on HIV and broader public health issues: conducting situational and epidemiological analyses; planning, monitoring, and evaluating programs and projects; developing policy and providing expert recommendations.

In Kenya, he led the team that conducted the Kenya Modes of Transmission Study (2007-09) and more recently contributed to the drafting of the Kenya Roadmap to Prevention document, National Neonatal and Child Health Strategy and other Kenyan policy documents.

He has authored or co-authored several dozen peer-reviewed publications, as well as monographs and reports for the World Bank, UNAIDS, UNFPA, the Gates Foundation and other international agencies, has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences and represented the University of Manitoba at a number of international technical advisory and consultative conferences.

Education

Master of Public Health, Harvard University (1993)

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1981)

Doctor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan (1972)

Bachelor of Arts, University of Saskatchewan (1968)