Dr Grimwood  a S.A. national, is a doctor with a Master’s in Public Health who brings over 24 years’ experience planning and managing care and treatment and system strengthening programs in S.A. For the past 15years, Dr Grimwood is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of KI with responsibilities focused overseeing implementation health and community programs providing programmatic organizational strategic direction, leadership and decision-making to all funded programs including those USG cooperative agreements, with a focus on operations, and customer satisfaction. Dr Grimwood started his HIV work in Australia during the late 80’s, and continued in South Africa from 1992. He has extensive HIV clinical experience with a community health focus in both the public and private sectors. Dr Grimwood was chair of NACOSA and previously served on the boards of Yabonga and Triangle projects. He is currently serving on the SA HIV Clinicians Society and Dira Sengwe boards and was deputy chair for the Centre for Conflict Resolution. He was previously Executive Director of ARK SA, Deputy Director of SAHIVAC as well as Director of the HIV Reseach Unit – Secure the Future. 

Positions and Employment

Jan 1982 – Dec 1982     Groote Schuur, Intern 

Jan 1983 – Jan 1985     Various Locums in general practice in   poorly resourced suburbs around Cape Town,Community based self-help                                              Programs in the previously disadvantaged area of Bellville, Political Detainee rehabilitation program

Dec 1985 – Dec 1988    Consultant occupational health researcher for Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Program, National                                                                  Occupational Health and Safety Commission, Sydney. Founding community Medical Officer for Walgett Aboriginal                                              Medical Service, rural NSW Australia

Feb 1989 – Aug 1990   Community Medical Officer State Alcohol & Drug   Service: John Edis Hospital, New Town, Tasmania, Australia

Aug 1990 – Feb 1992   Part-time Medical Officer -John Edis Hospital as well as full-time general practice in Bridgewater Community Health                                           Centre as well as running the OPD  HIV and other STIs clinic  at the Royal Hobart Hospital

Jun 1992 – 1996         Principal Medical Officer CPA, Crossroads Day Hospital, Cape Town. After-hours: General Practice (HIV predominant),                                         incorporating traditional Western Medicine and Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Hospice care

Jun 1996 – Feb 2000 Principal Medical Officer for the City of Cape Town  – HIV and STI Portfolio, HIV services Co-ordinator. After-hours:                                                  General Practice (HIV predominant) One of the first SA practitioners to use HAART for HIV

Apr 2000 – Jun 2002 Director, BMS HIV/AIDS Research Institute, BMS–Secure the Future Program, Part-time General Practice (HIV                                                             Predominant) as above

Jul 2002 – Nov 2003    Director SA HIVAC, Deputy Director SAAVI, SA Medical Research Council. GP work as above.

Nov 2003 – Jun 2009  Executive Director, Absolute Return for Kids South Africa. Concurrent General Practice with HIV care

Nov 2008- Apr 2009   Sabbatical in Australia, setting up a rural outreach   family centred primary health care service for the Walgett                                                    Aboriginal Medical Service Cooperative.

Jul 2009–Sept 2009     Consultancy for the National Department of Health on the PMTCT A-Plan

Oct 2009 to present       CEO- Kheth’Impilo – Choose LIFE for an AIDS Free Generation, an established NGO supporting the SA NDoH HIV                                                      National Strategic Plan.

Professional registration & memberships

1. Registered as a Medical Practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
2. Member of the International AIDS Society