In 1980, Ronald created "one of the first clinical investigation units exploring sexually transmitted infections in Africa" at the University of Nairobi.
[3] According to a University of Winnipeg citation for an honorary doctorate, the program Ronald developed has resulted in groundbreaking findings solving some of the major mysteries surrounding the transmission and spread of AIDS.
It has also been pivotal in understanding the disease in Africa and resulted in important programs to help prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS.
[4]After retiring from his university position in 2000,[2] Ronald created a distribution system for HIV/AIDS drugs in Uganda, moving there for three years beginning in 2003.
[1][2] Ronald has served as Governor of the American College of Physicians and as President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.