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AIDS2020VIRTUAL: Access to HIV treatment and prevention remains a challenge
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Deborah Birx, a member of President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR), told the 23rd International AIDS conference that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, they have continued to achieve most of their HIV sustainable development goals set for 2020.
#Aids2020: Why the COVID19 vaccine also needs to be tested in Africa
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Experts say that testing a Covid-19 vaccine on the continent does not mean that Africans are being used as guinea pigs.
#AidsVirtual2020: Health disparities and Covid-19
Thabo Molelekwa
Systemic racism has left people of colour exposed and unprotected against global health threats such as HIV for decades. These inequities are magnified by the disparity seen in Covid-19 health outcomes.
#Aids2020Virtual:Â The detriment of climate change on health
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Ongoing environmental shifts is among the social factors driving the HIV/Aids pandemic and needs a robust intervention, experts agree. Â
UNAIDS: Children left out of HIV planning
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Children remain vulnerable despite gains in HIV prevention and treatment
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