A Shot in the Arm Podcast Ben Plumley

Ben is joined by Katri Bertram, Berlin-based global health policy strategist, to reflect on yesterday’s WHA developments on international health regulations & the pandemics accord. She also challenges the global health community to accept that we don’t live in an era of never ending progress, but must address the stagnation, even regression in our impact on health outcomes. It’s a powerful and direct call to action.
https://katribertram.wordpress.com/
http://linkedin.com/in/katri-bertram-85025787
https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly

#WHA77 #WHO #globalhealth #Germany #globalhealthsecurity #pandemicsaccord #refugees #climatehealth #ukraine #gaza

While the WHA grapples with pandemics preparation today, we go behind the headlines to chat with World Health Organization’s Dr. Teo Wi about a report on the dramatic rise of sexually transmitted diseases presented to the World Health Assembly later this week - and her refreshing, direct views on how to address the surprising causes driving these increases. 
https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly

New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections, amidst challenges in HIV and hepatitis

#WHA77 #WHO #STIs #sex #syphilis #diagnostics #antibiotics #datingapps #erectiledysfunction #stigma #guilt #shame #sexeducation 

Our first episode from the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva Switzerland, sees us introducing a new host, Jeff Sturchio, who walks Ben through the key issues to watch this week - top of the list are the precarious future of the pandemics treaty and the WHO’s first investment round.
https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly
https://www.who.int/news/item/28-03-2024-who-member-states-agree-to-resume-negotiations-aimed-at-finalizing-the-world-s-first-pandemic-agreement
https://www.who.int/about/funding/invest-in-who
https://who.foundation
https://www.unaids.org

#WHA77 #WorldHealthAssembly #WHO #pandemicstreaty #pandemicsaccord #WHOInvestmentRound #UNAIDS

ViiV Healthcare is the world’s  only pharmaceutical company dedicated exclusively to HIV, and in this episode, Ben meets its CEO, Deborah Waterhouse, to explore the company’s approach to HIV R&D and commercial success - as well as the controversies its global access strategy has attracted for its new long acting injectables. Deborah and Ben find they have much in common beyond both being Brits growing up in the 70s and 80s, from being students of the humanities choosing to make careers in health, to their favorite pop music. 

https://viivhealthcare.com
https://www.unaids.org/en
https://www.who.int/health-topics/hiv-aids
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html
https://au.int/en/sa/oid

#ViiV #pharma #HIV #AIDS #treatment #Prevention #PrEP #dualtherapy #longacting #injectables #globalaccess #globalequity #discrimination #positiveaction #womenleaders #IWD 

This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing the mic with Frontline AIDS. Yvette Raphael reflects on the challenges and setbacks girls and women face around the world in 2024, in a hard hitting conversation with Frontline AIDS’ Yumnah Hattas, Toyin Chukwudozie Executive Director of Nigeria’s Education As A Vaccine, and Beirne Roose-Snyder, Senior Director of the Preclusion Project. 

https://frontlineaids.org
https://www.evanigeria.org
https://apha.org.za
https://www.thepreclusionproject.org
https://www.unaids.org/en
https://www.state.gov/pepfar
https://www.project2025.org

#IWD #HIV #AIDS #pepfar #womensrights #antiabortion #forcedbirth #neocolonialism #reproductivehealth #choiceagenda

In the next of our podcasts dedicated to the USA’s multibillion investment in the fight against AIDS, Ben and Yvette catch up with Emily Bass, author of To End A Plague - the definitive history of PEPFAR, to discuss how PEPFAR, the pride of US bipartisanship, has become yet another victim of congressional mischief-making. PEPFAR saves lives: it also reinforces US soft power abroad. So why would politicians want to scupper it?

https://www.state.gov/pepfar
https://apha.org.za
https://www.emilybass.club

Find out more about Emily’s book “To End A Plague”,
Check out our 2022 interview with her https://youtu.be/YSzO3NWQeI0?si=6oKAfO4aoazQd8EO

#pepfar #HIV #AIDS #stigma #discrimination #Prevention #treatment #bipartisanship #US #Congress