Best Truvada Podcasts (2025)

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State of AIDS: Moment of Crisis or Transformation with UNAIDS’ Winnie Byanyima 59:10

2d ago59:10

59:10

Ben and Yvette catch up with Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, as the joint UN program on HIV and AIDS launched a global AIDS update report entitled “AIDS, crisis and the power to transform”. They explore what levers are left to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including ending AIDS as a public health crisis by 2030, the co…

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Ep 04 - Colon, Meet Cancer: Ouch! 21:17

14d ago21:17

21:17

Ben delves into the multifaceted experience of pain, beginning with a literary reference from Margaret Atwood. He shares personal anecdotes about blood draws, the insertion of a chemotherapy port, and the challenges of effectively communicating pain levels to healthcare professionals. Ben reflects on his nearly forty years’ experience living with C…

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Biomedical Innovation Needs Local Community Participation with Solange Baptiste (ITPC) & Rosemary Mburu (WACI) 36:31

14d ago36:31

36:31

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm podcast, host Ben Plumley discusses the Kigali International AIDS Society Conference with guests Solange Baptiste from ITPC and Rosemary Mburu from WACI Health. They explore the importance of community voices in global health innovations, the challenges of funding cuts, and the significance of long-acting antire…

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Young Advocates from APHA’s Force on the Ground Discuss HIV Prevention at IAS 2025 Conference 22:11

16d ago22:11

22:11

In this special episode of the podcast, host Yvette Raphael and a panel of young female advocates take over the discussion at the IAS 2025 held in Kigali, Rwanda. The episode features insightful conversations with Sinehlanhla Gogela, Sihle Magwentshu, Siviwe Gaika, who are active members of the Young Women's HIV Prevention Council and ground forces…

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Dr. mike Reid’s 7 Dead Ideas in Global Health and What Comes After 34:43

16d ago34:43

34:43

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm Podcast, host Ben Plumley welcomes Dr. mike Reid, Associate Director of Global Health Delivery and Economics at UCSF. The discussion centers on Reid's analysis of the 'seven dead ideas' in global health, criticizing outdated approaches such as the overreliance on donor directives and vertical programs. Reid emph…

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Faith Communities and Public Health Strategies with Professor Heidi Larson and Dr. Nduku Kilonzo 30:26

17d ago30:26

30:26

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm podcast, host Ben Plumley is joined by Professor Heidi Larson, co-founder of the Global Listening Project, and Dr. Nduku Kilonzo, managing director of Yemaya Health Advisory. Recorded in during IAS 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, the discussion centers on the essential contributions of faith leaders to global health, pa…

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Long-Acting Injectibles’ Halo Effect on all HIV Prevention Options with Yvette Raphael and Gilead Sciences, Dr. Alex Kintu 39:12

17d ago39:12

39:12

In this episode, host Ben Plumley, along with co-host Yvette Raphael, reports from the International AIDS Society Scientific Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. They discuss significant advancements in HIV prevention, particularly the recent FDA approval of Lenacapavir, with Dr. Alex Kintu from Gilead Sciences. The conversation covers the clinical journe…

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Reimagining the Global HIV Response: The Kigali Call to Action 47:42

17d ago47:42

47:42

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm Podcast, host Ben Plumley is joined by Dr. Judy Auerbach, Dr. Jirair Ratevosian, and Dr. Mumbi Chola to discuss the 2025 Kigali Call to Action, a call to action for the global HIV response. The conversation highlights the need for meaningful partnerships, sustained research, prioritization of prevention, protect…

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Country Leadership To Transform Global AIDS Responses: Insights from Dr. Nduku Kilonzo and Dr. Thembisile Xulu 53:51

20d ago53:51

53:51

The sudden termination of US overseas funding jolted AIDS programs in countries hardest hit by the epidemic. Yet the leaders of national AIDS programs had already been preparing for the day when donor funding ended. The HIV Leadership Forum, a community of practice of Directors General of National AIDS Councils from around the world hasrecently pub…

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Strengthening the Health Ecosystem with the GLP’s Heidi Larson & GSK’s Susie Barnes 43:58

27d ago43:58

43:58

Ben Plumley is joined by Professor Heidi Larson, Co-founder and Chair of the Global Listening Project (GLP), and Susie Barnes, Senior Vice President of Global Medical Affairs for the Vaccines Division at GSK to discuss the importance of building trust and motivating awareness about new technologies in global health. The conversation covers the coll…

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Episode 3 - Colon, Meet Cancer: Hurry Up and Wait 17:44

1M ago17:44

17:44

A quick trip to the surgeon reveals that all is not as it seems, and Ben’s colon cancer journey takes a sharp turn almost as immediately as it starts. Multiple tumors during a surgery initially meant to remove a single cancerous mass lead to a diagnosis of metastasized colorectal cancer. And the expensive nuclear diagnosis machine shorts – in much …

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Episode 1 - A Preface to Colon, Meet Cancer 5:19

1M ago5:19

5:19

Healthcare just got personal for A Shot In The Arm Podcast’s Ben Plumley, who brings his offbeat insights & humor to a surprise advanced colon cancer diagnosis. Join him on an odyssey around cancer treatment and the vagaries of the Californian health system. New episodes weekly… hopefully. https://www.mycrohnsandcolitisteam.com/ https://www.cancer.…

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Episode 2 - Colon, Meet Cancer: Should I Be Worried? 20:22

1M ago20:22

20:22

Ben has a routine colonoscopy and comes out with an unexpected diagnosis – an ulcerated mass in his ascending colon. The gastroenterologist gives him his first tattoo ever, which is sadly visible only to the surgeon who will remove it. Ben has been living with Crohn’s Disease since he was a teenager, so the news of an intestinal polyp turning cance…

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Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific: Innovation & Equity In Action With Social Entrepreneur Thomas Cai 1:09:07

2M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

Join host Ben Plumley from Phnom Penh Cambodia, in conversation with Thomas Cai, a visionary Chinese-born entrepreneur and CEO of Open Source Technologies. Thomas, a pioneering figure in Asia’s rapidly growing biopharmaceutical industry, shares his journey from HIV advocacy to leading high-impact hepatitis public-private partnerships in Southeast A…

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78th World Health Assembly Recap with Yvette Raphael 46:13

2M ago46:13

46:13

Cohosts Yvette Raphael and Ben Plumley unpick the major news coming out of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. – from the new pandemic treaty, to WHO budget and staffing cuts, to increases in membership fees and voluntary contributions. They ruminate on how the current seemingly-unstoppable geopolitical chaos is affecting the ability of globa…

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A New Dawn in Global Health: Technology & AI, Security & Solidarity, One Health and Governance, with Dr Mike Reid IGHS, UCSF 44:13

3M ago44:13

44:13

While the global health community wrenches its clothes and gnashes its teeth in Switzerland at the 78th World Health Assembly, Dr Mike Reid, Associate Director of the Center for Global Health Diplomacy, UCSF joins Ben in an entertaining and wide ranging exploration of a positive, forward-looking agenda for global health. Topics include global healt…

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Communities Deploy AI to Expand Affordable Healthcare with Solange Baptiste ITPC Executive Director 51:14

3M ago51:14

51:14

Host Ben Plumley is joined by Solange Baptiste of ITPC, an influential non-profit expert in strengthening healthcare access in developing countries, employing the strengths and minimizing the risks of new technology, particularly AI. Its an even more urgent challenge in the wake of massive funding cuts from the US. Solange shares her insights on th…

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Rewarding Undetectability to End HIV with SHINE's Co-Founder & CEO Mackenzie Copley 41:23

3M ago41:23

41:23

Ben revisits the application of innovation to deliver healthcare transformation – this time the merging technology with social science to reward undetectability in the fight against HIV. We meet Mackenzie Copley, Co-Founder & CEO of SHINE, who shares his journey from a young volunteer to creating a groundbreaking app that incentivizes HIV patients …

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Breaking! Yvette Raphael receives the AAAS Mani L Bhaumik Breakthrough Award 38:16

3M ago38:16

38:16

In this special episode of A Shot in the Arm podcast, hosts Ben Plumley and Yvette Raphael share the exciting news of Yvette receiving the Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They discuss the significance of African women's involvement in clinical trials, particularly the Global Advisory …

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Be a Man about it: Redefining Healthy Masculinity with Kenyan Celebrity Anto NeoSoul 50:28

3M ago50:28

50:28

Ben Plumley is joined by musician, DJ, and influencer Anto NeoSoul to explore the evolving concept of masculinity in the 21st century. Reflecting on their personal experiences and societal observations from Kenya to the UK, Ben and Anton discuss the impacts of traditional gender roles, the rise of toxic masculinity, and the importance of gender equ…

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Resilience and Realignment:  Preventing Global Infectious Disease with AVAC’s Mitchell Warren  49:24

3M ago49:24

49:24

Mitchell Warren, AVAC's Executive Director, joins Ben to scope out a forward-looking infectious disease prevention strategy. It is urgently needed, amidst political and economic turmoil caused by the dismantling of US aid and declines in funding from European donors. With HIV as the poster child of what once was global health solidarity, it is an o…

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Kennedy vs. Braidwood: ACA Free Prevention Services Go Back to the Supreme Court 31:48

4M ago31:48

31:48

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm podcast, Ben Plumley discusses an ongoing potentially highly significant legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act with Eric Waskowicz, Senior Policy Manager at the United States of Care. The case involves a small group of employers in Texas seeking to eliminate mandates for free preventative services, positing…

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AI and the Future of Healthcare: Innovation and Transformation with Prof. Eyal Zimlichman 39:02

4M ago39:02

39:02

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm Podcast, Ben Plumley talks with Professor Eyal Zimlichman, Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Innovation Officer for the Sheba Medical Center in Israel. They discuss the transformative role of artificial intelligence in global healthcare, from innovations that reduce mortality rates to AI-driven diagnostic t…

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Global Health Diplomats - Is Trump's Global Health Strategy Emerging? 49:09

4M ago49:09

49:09

Join Eric Goosby and Ben Plumley as they delve into the latest global health news coming out of Washington DC, including funding cuts from the US government to key international health programs, whether the administration will abide by the continuing resolution passed by Congress to fund all global health programs approved by Congress for 2025, and…

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Impact of US Aid Cuts on South Africa's Healthcare 34:52

4M ago34:52

34:52

In this episode of A Shot in the Arm Podcast, hosts Yvette Raphael and Ben Plumley discuss the resilience of South Africa's healthcare system amidst U.S. aid cuts, particularly through USAID and PEPFAR. They highlight the devastating impacts on HIV treatment, TB care, and broader healthcare services due to the sudden cessation of funding. But the c…

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Global Health Diplomats - The Fight to Keep Global Health Alive 49:11

5M ago49:11

49:11

Hosted by Ben Plumley & Professor Ambassador Eric Goosby Episode Summary In this episode of Global Health Diplomats, Ben Plumley and Eric Goosby take a hard look at the state of global health in the wake of major funding shifts and policy changes. With U.S. global health programs facing an uncertain future, can they be salvaged, or are we witnessin…

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Are We Living in a Coup Yet? 49:19

6M ago49:19

49:19

Hosts: Ben Plumley, Yvette Raphael Guest: Gregg Gonsalves Recorded in: Tembisa Mall, Greater Johannesburg, South Africa & New Haven, Connecticut, USA Welcome to the first A Shot in the Arm podcast of 2025! In this powerful episode, Ben Plumley is joined by co-host Yvette Raphael and Yale professor & activist Gregg Gonsalves to unpack critical globa…

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Global Health Diplomats | Two weeks of Trump: Our Reaction 46:29

6M ago46:29

46:29

Global Health Diplomats | Two weeks of Trump: Our Reaction Welcome to Global Health Diplomats, a special project of A Shot in the Arm Podcast, brought to you with the support of the John Martin Foundation. Host Ben Plumley joins Ambassador Eric Goosby to discuss the shocking recent announcements from the U.S. administration regarding foreign aid, g…

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Global Health Diplomats: HIV Isn’t Over - Pressing Needs in Biomedical Innovation Post 2030 52:24

7M ago52:24

52:24

Co-hosts Ben Plumley and Ambassador Eric Goosby press the case for continued major investments in biomedical innovation to treat, diagnose, prevent and ultimately cure HIV disease. While excited by the potential of new medicines, there’s still no short term end to one of the most deadly epidemics of the modern era. A renewed strategic focus on bala…

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Looking Ahead: Global Health in 2025 20:28

7M ago20:28

20:28

In this first episode of 2025, A Shot in the Arm Podcast host Ben Plumley explores the major global health challenges and opportunities for the year ahead. He covers topics like politics in global health, innovations in HIV treatment, pandemic preparedness, and strategies for building trust in healthcare systems. Discussion Highlights: [00:00:00] I…

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The Future of the Global HIV Response: A Post-World AIDS Day Reflection 56:31

8M ago56:31

56:31

A Shot in the Arm Podcast is proud to bring you another installment of Global Health Diplomats! In this compelling episode, co-hosts Ben Plumley and Eric Goosby dive deep into the future trajectory of the global HIV response. Following World AIDS Day, the discussion spans a 38,000-foot view of where the HIV epidemic stands, its critical challenges,…

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World AIDS Day 2024: Human Rights In Action Against HIV 32:24

8M ago32:24

32:24

Episode Title: World AIDS Day 2024: Human Rights In Action Against HIV Guests: Hon. Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, Deputy Minister Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, South Africa Dr. Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director of the HIV and Health Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Description: In this powerful episode of A Shot in the Arm Podc…

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2024 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report: The Rights Way to End the Epidemic? 47:24

8M ago47:24

47:24

Episode Title: 2024 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report: The Rights Way to End the Epidemic? Host: Ben Plumley, Global Health Strategist Guest: Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director, UNAIDS Episode Summary: Welcome to A Shot in the Arm Podcast! In this first of a set of special World AIDS Day 2024 episodes, host Ben Plumley chats with Christine St…

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Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants: A Conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu 53:03

9M ago53:03

53:03

Title: Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants: A conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu Host: Ben Plumley Guest: Dr. Joanne Liu, Pediatric Emergency Physician and Former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) Episode Summary: In this episode, Ben Plumley interviews Dr. Joanne Liu, a pediatric emergency physician from Montreal, …

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Integrating Diagnostics for Global Health Equity with Dr. Ben LaBrot 47:44

9M ago47:44

47:44

Ben Plumley sits down with Dr. Benjamin LaBrot to discuss innovation and equity in global health diagnostics, focusing on diagnostics' pivotal role in addressing HIV Disease. The conversation covers key themes in diagnostic integration, barriers in middle-income countries, and the critical role of diagnostics in disease prevention and management fo…

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Post Election Blues & Reds 4:59

9M ago4:59

4:59

In this episode, Ben reflects on the recent US Presidential Election and its implications for democracy and global health. Key points discussed include: Democracy in Action: The election showcased the importance of daily democratic engagement in a divided country. Transition Team Priorities: The new administration must focus on health, including re…

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Global Health Diplomats: The 2024 US Election 50:09

9M ago50:09

50:09

In this special episode of the Global Health Diplomats, hosted by Ben Plumley and Professor Eric Goosby, the focus is on the upcoming US presidential election and its implications for global health diplomacy. The discussion covers the lack of attention to global health in the current election campaigns, the potential future of global health diploma…

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Sharing the Mic with Frontline AIDS: Africa’s Forgotten Mpox Outbreaks 50:11

10M ago50:11

50:11

We are Sharing The Mic again with Frontline AIDS to highlight the latest mpox outbreaks that have started in the Democratic Republic of Congo, spread to Burundi and beyond. From lack of access to accurate, updated information, diagnostics - and of course - vaccines, communities - particularly partners of Frontline AIDS - are calling out for urgent,…

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Reflecting on the UN Summits with Wame Jallow 35:22

10M ago35:22

35:22

At the end of September’s UN events fest at the UN in NY, Ben and friend of the pod, Wame Jallow, catch up and ask, was it worth it? Lots of talking, lots of walking, declarations on the future, on anti-microbial resistance, and a dizzying number of receptions sprinkled across Manhattan, did we really learn anything more than we’re facing trouble a…

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Made in Africa mRNA Vaccines: A talk with Dr. Petro Terblanche of Afrigen Biologics & Vaccine 34:18

10M ago34:18

34:18

Ben recently sat down with Dr. Petro Terblanche, the head of Afrigen, Africa’s first mRNA vaccine researcher and manufacturer. From the calamities of COVID-19 vaccine populism, the African public health community & its allies swore that never again would Africa be last in the line when it came to life saving pandemic vaccines, and Petro sets out ho…

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WHO at AIDS 2024 21:09

1y ago21:09

21:09

Jeff Sturchio catches up with friend of the pod, Dr. Meg Doherty, WHO’s Director of HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. It has been a busy week at the Munich AIDS Conference for the World Health Organization, and Jeff gets Meg to unpack their conference program, particularly the release global data on HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs.…

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South African Youth taking centre stage at AIDS 2024 (speaking on youth advocacy, activism and community work) 29:35

1y ago29:35

29:35

With the #PUTPEOPLEFIRST being the call to action here at the International Aids Society Conference 2024, youth advocate Sinentlantla Gogela catches up with Y-isha Raphael about the work she has been doing at the conference, her views on the current state of youth activism and advocacy. Sinentlantla Gogela is one of the current APHA CHAMPIONS based…

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The G20 and G7 Health & Development Partnership 47:00

1y ago47:00

47:00

Ben talks with Hatice Beton and Alan Donnelly about why the G20 established a new partnership on Health & Development in 2018, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the era of pandemics is radically transforming high-level political fora like this. Guests: Alan Donnelly - Executive Chairman Sovereign Sustainability And Development & Convenor…

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AIDS 2024: Preparedness for the People 20:55

1y ago20:55

20:55

Jeff and Ben sit down with Heidi Larson from the Global Listening Project, reflecting on how the HIV movement influenced pandemic preparedness.By Ben Plumley

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Lenacapavir Steals the Show at AIDS 2024 39:18

1y ago39:18

39:18

Yvette and Ben meet Gilead’s Dr. Moupali Das to discuss the latest clinical trial results for a new prevention technology that reduces HIV transmission by 100 percent in women. How did the research go and what plans does the company have to provide for the 100s of thousands of girls and women in need across Africa?…

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AIDS 2024: A Prescription for PEPFAR 48:16

1y ago48:16

48:16

The first full day of #aids2024, sees Ben and Jeff reflecting on the some powerful presentations from the opening plenary - all while Yvette is off chairing sessions of her own. Then friend of the pod, Emily Bass joins Ben and Jeff to discuss the perilous state of the largest funder of HIV services - the US tax payer, through the President’s Emerge…

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AIDS 2024: Pre-conferences, Satellite Symposia & Press Conferences, Oh My! 38:27

1y ago38:27

38:27

In the first episode from #aids2024, Yvette Raphael and Jeff Sturchio join Ben to highlight the scientific data they are excited about that will be presented this week, and take stock of the panoply of pre-conferences, satellite symposia and press conferences they’ve already been to - and the conference hasn’t even started! https://www.iasociety.or…

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An AIDS 2024 Primer with Infectious Disease Specialist, Ben LaBrot 48:13

1y ago48:13

48:13

We’ll be at AIDS2024 podcasting daily, and to give us a primer on what to expect, Ben is joined by infectious disease specialist, Ben LaBrot - on everything from the difference between epidemic control and elimination to how to get prevention and care services to communities hardly reached by conventional clinical services. This podcast is supporte…

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Frontline AIDS Celebrates 30 years of Community Action 53:38

1y ago53:38

53:38

Since its ‘birth’ in 1994, Frontline AIDS has worked local communities best placed to carry the shared mission to end AIDS for everyone, everywhere. In this episode, we explore how this unique approach to localization has delivered effective community-led results from Kenya to Ukraine - and ask what the future holds for the partnership. Panelists: …

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Putting HIV back into Pandemics Preparedness at the World Health Assembly 39:43

1y ago39:43

39:43

Ben is joined by two friends of the pod, Christine Stegling, Deputy Director of UNAIDS, and Vuyiseka Dubula, Department Head, Community Rights & Gender at the Global Fund, to reflect on what this week’s developments at the WHA, mean for the global AIDS response, and why the lessons of HIV do not seem to have been learned in access to medicines and …

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