Rebecca Mbewe

Ms. Rebecca Mbewe is a Researcher at Queen Mary University of London’s Wolfson Institute of Population Health, affiliated with the Centre for Public Health & Policy. With over 25 years of community engagement in HIV advocacy, she focuses on women’s health, aging with HIV, and addressing health inequities in minority populations. Her work integrates lived experience insights into policy and clinical practice.

Education: Holds an MBA in Healthcare. Professional roles include co-authorship of Our Stories Told by Us (2023), highlighting African contributions to UK HIV responses. She actively serves on UK HIV advisory boards, including UKCAB and BHIVA’s Audit & Standards sub-committee, and co-directs 4M Mentor Mothers Network CIC, supporting HIV-positive women during perinatal journeys.

Research emphasizes intersectional stigma, healthcare access barriers, and culturally competent care models. Her publications (15+ since 2012) analyze HIV-related challenges across demographics, with recent focus on aging populations and gender equity in healthcare representation.

• Key contributions: Advocacy for marginalized HIV communities, perinatal mentoring programs, and qualitative studies on clinical service engagement
• Labs/Teams: Wolfson Institute’s HIV Clinical Services Team, 4M Mentor Mothers Network