[Perspectives] Rachael Burke: integrating equitable HIV and TB research and care

“I think what I've really wanted to do since I was a teenager was work on HIV and TB, and conditions that affected people who were disproportionately poor and vulnerable. And research was a nice way into that, but—the purpose of what the research was for, that came before the methods, was justice and solidarity, and a conviction that everybody matters. That was really, genuinely important. That's how I ended up in public health”, says Rachael Burke, joint winner of the 2024 Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize.

Mar 18, 2025 - 00:36
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“I think what I've really wanted to do since I was a teenager was work on HIV and TB, and conditions that affected people who were disproportionately poor and vulnerable. And research was a nice way into that, but—the purpose of what the research was for, that came before the methods, was justice and solidarity, and a conviction that everybody matters. That was really, genuinely important. That's how I ended up in public health”, says Rachael Burke, joint winner of the 2024 Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize.