What Patients Want in HIV Treatment and Prevention: Africa

In this episode, Winnie Sseruma and Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD, discuss some of the barriers to genuinely patient-centered HIV care in Africa and offer calls to action for healthcare professionals for responding to patient preferences.They discuss the efforts to improve patient-centered HIV care in the foundations and organizations for which they work. They also address issues related to stigma around HIV and complacency and lack of visibility for HIV.You will then hear them talk through differentiated service delivery in South Africa and Mozambique as models for other parts of Africa. They focus on HIV prevention and some of the difficulties of reaching certain populations to better communicate effective prevention practices.They end with a discussion about the importance of documenting the experiences and stories of people living with HIV.Winnie SserumaInternational Development Consultant London, United KingdomLinda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhDDirectorDesmond Tutu HIV CentrePast PresidentInternational AIDS SocietyFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Cape TownCape Town, South AfricaLink to full program:https://bit.ly/3Fxsfkz Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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