A Shot In The Arm Podcast

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.

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 in South Africa, passionate about uplifting her community, keeping young girls period positive and taking all the haters to task be it in meeting rooms or on social media. She is a student at UWC pursuing her BA in physiotherapy and psychology and hoping to use that education to further her community work and advocacy. Together they delve into the complexities of young African people taking on these big issues, keeping up with their mental health and standing up for their peers.

Live from AIDS 2024 Exhibition Hall! Jeff and Ben sit down with Heidi Larson from the Global Listening Project, reflecting on how the HIV movement influenced pandemic preparedness.

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 per cent 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?

The first full day of #aids2024, sees Ben Plumley and Jeffrey Sturchio reflecting on the some powerful presentations from the opening plenary - while yvette raphael 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 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - #pepfar https://lnkd.in/gddYwX2Y https://kite.link/2RPQeww

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 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. https://lnkd.in/eztKVxSc https://www.unaids.org/en https://lnkd.in/dJxKSX7b https://lnkd.in/dggvyket https://phc.org.ua/en https://www.tht.org.uk #aids2024 #HIV #diagnostics #treatment #Prevention #PrEP #ARVs #bipartisan #pepfar #protest #puttingpeoplefirst

Our first #aids2024 podcast last night with cohosts Ben Plumley yvette raphael and Jeffrey Sturchio on what to expect from #HIV #science & #activism in #munich this week https://lnkd.in/gUsKCrD2 https://kite.link/MpA1ptg

Our first livestream from #aids2024!

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://lnkd.in/eztKVxSc https://www.unaids.org/en https://lnkd.in/gEFQT68C https://lnkd.in/emXp5D4s #aids2024 #HIV #diagnostics #treatment #Prevention #PrEP #ARVs #longacting #cabotegravir #lenacapavir #doxy-prep #doxy-pep #choicemanifesto

#AIDS2024 kicks off today - the world’s most important gathering of scientists, people living with #HIV and policy makers - watch out for our daily #podcasts- and to kick it off, Benjamin LaBrot and I answer your questions about the state of the #AIDS response!