Rehle

Thomas Rehle has a Medical Degree (MD) from the Ludwig Maximillian’s University of Munich, an MSc degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Antwerp. He holds an appointment as a Visiting Professor in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine at the University of Cape Town. From 1987 to 1993, Prof Rehle was directing the German Support Program on AIDS for Developing Countries implemented by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). During his tenure with Family Health International (FHI, 1996-2001), he pioneered the development of innovative evaluation tools and data collection methods that are now part of technical UNAIDS/WHO guidelines for Second Generation HIV Surveillance. From 2005 to 2016, Prof. Rehle served the South African Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) as a Director and Senior Program Advisor on HIV and Health. He was a Principal Investigator of the national HIV household surveys in 2005, 2008, and 2012.