The Mbeki letters have stirred up the conversation around HIV/AIDS again, and we’re joining in with some interesting new advancements in the field.
We bust some of the myths around the virus and speak to the scientists behind the innovative new vaginal ring HIV treatment, Dr Thesla Palanee-Phillips and Dr Jared Baeten.
Find out from the Rhodes Biotechnology Innovation Centre about how a smartphone app can test your CD4 count and might just change the face of disease testing and treatment.
We also have an interview with Dr Moyahabo Mabitsi from the ANOVA an interview about PreP, the meds that could keep you from getting HIV.
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