Episode Title: 2024 UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report: The Rights Way to End the Epidemic? Host: Ben Plumley, Global Health Strategist Guest: Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director, UNAIDS Episode Summary: Welcome to A Shot in the Arm Podcast! In this first of a set of special World AIDS Day 2024 episodes, host Ben Plumley chats with Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS. They delve into the key themes of this World AIDS Day’s UNAIDS report, "Taking the Rights Path to End AIDS", which profiles the critical role of human rights in tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Christine highlights the intersection of biomedical interventions and human rights, explaining why creating an enabling environment is essential for ending the AIDS epidemic. A skeptical Ben asks if this is possible by the international target of 2030. Other topics include the challenges posed by stigma, discrimination, and policy barriers, and how countries can ensure equitable access to prevention and treatment services. Key Takeaways: The 2030 Goal: is it possible? What does it mean to end AIDS as a public health threat? Human Rights Approach: Why protecting human rights is as crucial as advancing biomedical interventions. Global Challenges: Updates on rights rollbacks, policy barriers, and their impact on HIV prevention in countries like Uganda and the Philippines. Country Leadership: How UNAIDS supports nations in creating sustainable, inclusive HIV responses. Bright Spots: Positive changes in Botswana under new leadership with a strong human rights focus. Additional Insights: The episode also touches on global advocacy strategies for HIV prevention amidst political and social challenges, including UNAIDS' role in navigating shifting donor priorities and supporting countries to take ownership of their epidemic responses. Resources Mentioned: UNAIDS 2024 Report: Taking the Rights Path to End AIDS Learn more about UNAIDS’ global initiatives: UNAIDS Website Producer: Erik Espera, NewDoc Media   Subscribe for more episodes focusing on global health equity and innovation!   Follow us on Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. #WorldAIDSDay2024 #EndAIDS2030 #HumanRights #GlobalHealth #UNAIDS #HIVAwareness

Title: Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants: A conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu Host: Ben Plumley Guest: Dr. Joanne Liu, Pediatric Emergency Physician and Former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) Episode Summary: In this episode, Ben Plumley interviews Dr. Joanne Liu, a pediatric emergency physician from Montreal, Quebec, and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Dr. Liu discusses her new book, "L’Ebola, les bombes et les migrants," which delves into the interconnected crises of pandemics, conflict, and migration. The conversation covers her experiences and insights from her tenure at MSF, the impact of global crises on public health, and the importance of recognizing our common humanity. Key Topics: Introduction to Dr. Joanne Liu: Her background as a pediatric emergency physician and former president of MSF. New Book Discussion: "L’Ebola, les bombes et les migrants" and its exploration of the polycrises of pandemics, conflict, and migration. Pandemic Preparedness: Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of public health awareness, and the need for better preparedness for future pandemics. Climate Crisis: The impact of climate change on health and the emergence of new diseases. Migration: Dr. Liu's personal connection to migration, the challenges faced by migrants, and the need for a rights-based approach. Conflict and Health: The targeting of health facilities in conflicts, the importance of international humanitarian law, and the role of international institutions in addressing these issues. Call to Action: Dr. Liu emphasizes the need for individual and collective action to address global challenges and uphold our common humanity. Notable Quotes: "We need to recognize the humanity in the other person, the person we call other, because if we don't, we are denying our own humanity." "Wishful thinking is not a strategy, and it's not an operational plan." Production Team: Director and Producer: Erik Espera of NewsDoc Media Assistant Producer: Y-Isha Raphael Links: Link to Dr. Liu's book https://editionslibreexpression.groupelivre.com/products/lebola-les-bombes-et-les-migrants Connect with Us If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate us five stars, and share the conversation on global health equity. For more updates, follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Spotify. Facebook and Instagram: @ShotArmPodcast Youtube: www.youtube.com/@shotarmpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shotarmpodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69XpqCLn9oL2yU3votRIlO?si=8c14b13f7b8b48b3

Ben talks with Hatice Beton and Alan Donnelly about why the G20 established a new partnership on Health & Development in 2018, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the era of pandemics is radically transforming high-level political fora like this. Guests: Alan Donnelly - Executive Chairman Sovereign Sustainability And Development & Convenor of The G20 Health And Development Partnership Hatice Beton - Executive Director, G20 Health And Development Partnership Links: https://g20healthpartnership.com

On this World AIDS Day, December the 1st 2020, we remember the lives lost to HIV as we fight a new global pandemic, COVID-19, and in this special episode we reflect on the impact diagnostics have had in driving the response to both pandemics, with Dr. Paul Baum, Head, Clinical Science at Roche Molecular Systems and Associate Professor at UCSF.More information:https://www.roche.com/https://www.unaids.org/en/World_AIDS_Dayhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.comThis episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars! Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyiHeart RadioStitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) #HIV, #AIDS, #SARSCoV2, #COVID19, #diagnostics, #PCR, #antibodytest, #antigentest, #pointofcare, #laboratory, #globalpublichealth, #ClintonHealthAccessInitiative, #PEPFAR, #GFATM

In the first episode of this new season, Dr. Tony Fauci, Director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease, shares with me his view on the future of COVID-19, his pragmatic optimism for vaccines, the importance of mask-wearing, social distancing and hand washing, the lessons of HIV, and we chill out to a clip of MTV Shuga’s "Alone Together,” short COVID videos for pan African young people.

In this episode we meet KX Jin, Head of Health at Facebook, and we explore how social networks can be mobilized to provide accurate, updated information about pandemics, like COVID-19, how they can strengthen community engagement in global health, and how technology can combat the dark side of misinformation.https://facebook.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!#Facebook, #COVID19, #socialnetworks, #techandglobalhealth, #misinformation, #vaccines, #therapeutics, #patientengagement, #HIV #bayareaglobalhealth, #WHO #KXJin #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance

Earlier this year, Robin Gorna, an internationally respected gender and HIV activist & writer at the height of her powers, was infected with SARS-CoV-2 and became one of an increasing number of people with long term side effects. We discuss the impact of what is clearly more than a short respiratory infection, and what it means for the long term response to COVID-19.For More Information:https://robingorna.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!#RobinGorna, #COVID19, #LongCOVID, #vaccines, #therapeutics, #patientengagement, #HIV, #gender, #womenshealth, #srh

Join Ben and Congresswoman Barbara Lee live on Wednesday 5th of August, as they discuss racial justice, the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, and the urgent need to support Africa’s fight against the coronavirus as new infections reach 1 million across the continent.For More Informationhttps://lee.house.govhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!

Anthropologist Heidi Larson has a new book titled, Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start -- and Why They Don't Go Away, which explains how logic and science alone cannot debunk vaccine denialism, and we explore how addressing the root 21st century cultural causes of distrust of medicine can help us overcome deliberate misinformation in the global fight against COVID-19. You can purchase the book here:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/stuck-9780190077242?cc=us&lang=en& For More Informationhttps://www.lshtm.ac.ukhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!

Dr. Kimberly Smith, a renowned US infectious disease specialist and Head of Research & Development for ViiV Healthcare, joins Ben on the podcast to talk about new data on cabotegravir as potential long-acting injectable HIV prevention technology, as well as new approaches to treat HIV with next generation medicines. She shares how she has led a global R&D operation in the era COVID-19 and what Black Lives Matters means to her as a leading African American clinician and pharmaceutical leader.For more information:https://viivhealthcare.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://www.aids2020.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.gov This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on all the major podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!--www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com

Chevron’s General Manager of Enterprise Health, Dr. Huma Abbasi, joins Ben on the podcast to discuss how the multinational corporation, with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area has responded to the challenges of COVID-19 - rooted in its long heritage of engagement in the global response to AIDS.For more information:https://www.chevron.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttp://sfaf.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.edu This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and is now available to download on all the major podcast platforms. It can also be viewed as video on Facebook and YouTube. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars --www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com

Dr. Peter Piot, a microbiologist who has fought infectious diseases all his career, contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. We discuss how this changed his outlook on pandemics preparation, and what the world’s urgent attention on COVID-19 means for another modern virus: HIV, a virus which remains far from being defeated. Peter was a guest on the podcast in season 1 (S01 Ep04) where he and Dr. Heidi Larson talked about lessons for future epidemics. You can listen to that episode on our website or download it from your favorite podcast platform. https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com/podcast-1/episode-04-ebola-amp-hiv-lessons-for-future-epidemics For more information:https://www.lshtm.ac.ukhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.comThis episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!Thanks for listening!

What can Jeff Sturchio teach us from a career of over 25 years at the front of global access to medicines? Has that experience been leading up to this one historic moment as the world grapples with COVID-19? In this week’s episode, Ben talks with Jeff Sturchio, CEO of Rabin Martin, a global health strategy firm, to get his wisdom from everything from the role of the World Health Organization (WHO), the failure of the US public health system, and his obsession with books. This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and is now available to download on all the major podcast platforms. The video version can be viewed on Facebook or YouTube.Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube For more information:https://rabinmartin.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.edu --www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com

Jeff and Ben sit down with Heidi Larson from the Global Listening Project, reflecting on how the HIV movement influenced pandemic preparedness.

As South Africa begins tentative steps to reopen in the midst of a growing covid-19 pandemic, Yvette Raphael, South African HIV and women’s rights activist shares her thoughts on how social networks can break down the tedium of lockdown, and help inform and educate young girls on crucial health priorities. This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and is now available to download on all the major podcast platforms. It can also be viewed as video on Facebook or YouTube. For more information:https://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.edu -- www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com

What do you do when urgent COVID-19 testing and isolation is needed for a patient who is homeless? In this third special episode of A Shot In the Arm Podcast, made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, we meet Dr Alisson Sombredero, Chief Medical Officer of the San Francisco Community Health Center. She shares with us the challenges she and her colleagues face every day in testing and protecting the most marginalized communities against a frightening virus we still know so little about, in one of the richest cities in the world.For more information:https://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.edu--Podcast Homepage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinFacebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube

Which countries’ public health responses have worked and which ones have floundered? In this second special episode of A Shot In the Arm Podcast, made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, we meet Michele Barry, Senior Dean for Global Health & the Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford University. We're also joined by Mary Pittman, President and CEO of Public Health Institute. Together we analyze different epidemic strategies and what the lessons the USA urgently needs to learn.For more information: https://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://www.phi.orghttps://med.stanford.eduhttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://sfcommunityhealth.orghttps://www.who.inthttps://coronavirus.jhu.edu --A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tunein Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube

COVID-19 is the pandemic the public health community has supposedly been preparing for. How did it get this serious? And where do we go from here? A Shot In The Arm Podcast partners with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance on a special series to break down the latest COVID news and developments. Join me and internationally respected infectious disease expert Jonna Mazet, Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology and Executive Director, One Health Institute, UC Davis to dissect what happened, and what does the world do now?For more information:https://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://bayareaglobalhealth.org/coronavirushttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlhttps://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirushttps://covid19.ca.gov/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/homehttps://sfcommunityhealth.org/https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/covid-19https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/https://ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/How to make your own cloth mask:https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.htmlhttps://mashable.com/video/cdc-face-mask-how-to/https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cloth-Face-Mask/--A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinFacebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube

The current coronavirus (COVID-19) infected 113,000 people worldwide in 3 months, shaken economies and forced countries into lockdown. But rather than just responding to individual diseases, we need to figure out how to stop new epidemics from emerging. Join me in conversation with Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance, as explore what happens when humans, wildlife and the environment collide.For more information:Center for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.govEcoHealth Alliance - https://www.ecohealthalliance.org--A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinFacebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD is one of those rare leaders in medicine, public health and policy, who combines local & national expertise with global reach. He’s currently the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Tuberculosis and Professor at the UCSF School of Medicine.  Join me as he reflects on a career of service, including two presidents, and offers his insights for the next phase of our collective fight against infectious disease.---Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtubeA Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tunein

In this episode, I meet Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Chief Policy Officer of Friends of the Global Fight, and explore how to build strategies to strengthen bipartisan alliances for global health, particularly in AIDS, TB and Malaria. Friends of the Global Fighthttps://www.theglobalfight.orgThe Global Fundhttps://www.theglobalfund.org---Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtubeA Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tunein

In this episode, we meet Trevor Stratton, co-founder of International Indigenous HIV & AIDS Community (IIHAC) and a globally renowned Indigenous HIV activist to explore the health challenges and priorities for indigenous communities around the world - we focus on biomedical advances in HIV, viral hepatitis and dependency, the urgent need for inclusion in epidemiology research and how the deep relationship between communities, their land and ancestors provides unique insights to provide sustainable, accessible healthcare. Link to facebook event page:8th International Indigenous Pre-conference on HIV & AIDS (2020) https://www.facebook.com/events/san-francisco-and-oakland-ca-usa/8th-international-indigenous-pre-conf-on-hiv-aids/576589882831340/---Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - http://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tunein

In this week's podcast, Ben sits down with Eliza Nemser, climate strategist, as they explore the health impacts of climate change. As a bonus, Eliza and Ben are joined by physician Hiral Tipirneni, who is a candidate for Arizona’s sixth congressional district. ---Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - http://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tunein

In this episode, we explore the intersection of health and poverty in crowded cities, and meet the CEO of the San Francisco Community Health Center, Lance Toma.  What are the implications for health when huge wealth sits, side by side, with great poverty, and what are the most important health research needs to alleviate poverty. ---Facebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtube A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - http://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinRSS Feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/276933.rss

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 percent 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?

In this new episode, we explore with internationally respected lawyer and human rights advocate, Kathleen Fisher, how lawyers and activists came together to force the city of San Francisco and state of California to respond to the aids response with evidence, not prejudice. As we redouble the global fight against AIDS, and prepare for future pandemics, we ask what can we the harm reduction movement to reduce HIV infection in people who inject drugs teach us?--- A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - http://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comFacebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtubeApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinRSS Feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/276933.rss

In this new episode, launched on World AIDS Day 2019, we meet Cristina Tato, Associate Director of the CZ Biohub Infectious Disease Rapid Response Team, and explore the lessons learned from the AIDS epidemic, and how societies need to prepare for new outbreaks.--- A Shot in the Arm Podcast Webpage - http://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comFacebook: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_fbvideosYouTube: @shotarmpodcast - http://bit.ly/asita_youtubeApple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_appleGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/asita_googleSpotify - http://bit.ly/asita_spotifyiHeart Radio - http://bit.ly/asita_iheartStitcher - http://bit.ly/asita_stitcherTuneIn (and Alexa enabled devices) - http://bit.ly/asita_tuneinRSS Feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/276933.rss

What the threat of deportation of a young California woman receiving life saving treatment developed in the US for a rare genetic condition, and the approval of a new drug to treat highly resistant tuberculosis, tell us about the state of biopharmaceutical research and human rights in the twenty first century.

In this episode, we chat with Dr Andrew Ball, Director of the World Health Organization’s Department of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STIs, and celebrated implement science researcher, Definite Nhamo, from the Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust. 

In this episode, Yvette and Ben reflect on the latest news out of IAS 2019, with A. Toni Young, Executive Director of Community Education Group. It’s a wild and moving ride, as we talk memory books, funerals, life-saving treatment and the passion to keep fighting the global aids epidemic.Video version:Facebookhttp://bit.ly/asita_fb_s01ep14 You can find also find us from all good purveyors of podcasts:A Shot in the Arm Podcast Website:http://bit.ly/asita_s01ep14 Apple Podcastshttps://apple.co/2UWfVnn Google Podcastshttp://bit.ly/2VKPxdm iHeart Radiohttp://bit.ly/ashotinthearmpodcast Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2VJ6Rj9Stitcher http://bit.ly/2IwnSt5YouTube Channelhttp://bit.ly/asita_youtube

In this special episode at IAS 2019, we chat with Gregg Alton, Gilead’s Chief Patient Officer, on his twenty year career as a leader of the global access to medicines movement. Whether you love the industry or not, Gregg has had an incredible impact, and we reflect on where the movement - and he - go from here.Video version:Facebookhttp://bit.ly/asita_fb_s01ep13 YouTubehttps://youtu.be/wr1TTnDMnUE You can find also find us from all good purveyors of podcasts: Apple Podcastshttps://apple.co/2UWfVnn Google Podcastshttp://bit.ly/2VKPxdm iHeart Radiohttp://bit.ly/ashotinthearmpodcast Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2VJ6Rj9Stitcher http://bit.ly/2IwnSt5YouTubehttp://bit.ly/asita_youtube

A Shot In the Arm is in Mexico for five special podcasts in association with the International AIDS Society at its IAS2019 clinical science conference. We share the key news coming off the conference floor and beyond, with a range of guests from around the world.  Covering the latest developments in Ebola, TB and HIV testing, prevention and treatment, we offer our unique insights into the state of the world’s responses to global pandemics.Apple Podcastshttps://apple.co/2UWfVnn Google Podcastshttp://bit.ly/2VKPxdm iHeart Radiohttp://bit.ly/ashotinthearmpodcast Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2VJ6Rj9Stitcher http://bit.ly/2IwnSt5YouTubehttp://bit.ly/asita_youtube

Recorded live on June 26th, 2019 at the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center.A Shot In the Arm Podcast was invited to co-host a short reception and panel discussion about the sexual health and human rights of marginalized communities around the globe. MODERATORBen Plumley, A Shot in the Arm Podcast SPEAKERSGeorge Ayala, MPactGlobal Action for Gay Men's Health and RightsJulie Dorf, The Council for Global EqualityAna Montano, AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)Nicole Santamarìa, El/La Para Trans Latinas — MPACT www.mpactglobal.orgCenter for Legal Equality www.globalequality.orgAIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP) www.alrp.orgEl/la Para Trans Latinas www.ellaparatranslatinas.orgOakland LGBTQ Community Center https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.orgIf you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment:The Body CALPEP SF Community Health Center ICASO International Treatment Preparedness Coalition For your delight: https://www.facebook.com/Rosenstolz/ You can find us at: Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcasts

In this episode we meet Democrat Congressman TJ Cox.  TJ was part of the Democrat wave that retook the House of Representatives in 2018. He is progressive and passionate about healthcare for all, immigrants' rights and diversity. He is also the first Filipino American to be elected from California to the House of Representatives. We love him because he knows the district he represents. District 21, in the California’s Central Valley,  is the country’s largest producer of milk, but it is also the largest producer of meth. TJ understands the challenges, but he is also laser-focused on helping his constituents seize the opportunities in biotechnology and agriculture that will transform their health and prosperity.

In our latest episode, the clash of two worlds; the possible and the struggle. We are confronted with the insane disparity between a world ripe with potential with the swipe of a smart phone,  and a world that is fighting for basic access to a fifty year old contraceptive technology and links to HIV prevention for African women.  Ben chats with Sean Howell, co-founder of the LGBT social media site Hornet App and Chair of the LGBT Foundation. With all the concerns about privacy and political hacking, social and digital media may seem a curious place to disclose your HIV status, that you are U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable) or that you are on PrEP. Yet, that is exactly the future Sean is building. Join us as we have a rollercoaster of a conversation, up and down the insanely fast-moving world of technology that will affect the health and wellness of everyone. But just beforehand, Ben catches up with South African HIV and women's rights activist, Yvette Raphael, recorded from Durban, South Africa. We met Yvette in the 3rd episode of the podcast, and she is in Durban for the South African HIV Conference. She gives us a direct update on the results of the largest trial ever of just under 8000 women across eastern and southern Africa - looking at whether different contraceptive options affect their risk of HIV transmission. The trial is called ECHO and the bottom line is that a woman's risk of getting HIV is not negatively impacted by whichever contraceptive she takes. This is huge news and can't be ignored by governments and funders. It must transform the way HIV and family planning work together, particularly across sub Saharan Africa. Links you may find useful: AVAC https://hornet.com/abouthttp://video.wired.com/watch/blockchain-explained IPPF International Partnerships for Microbcides https://www.tballiance.org/ https://www.preventionaccess.org/ https://tac.org.za https://womendeliver.org/  If you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment: http://www.thebody.com https://www.calpep.org/ https://sfcommunityhealth.org/ And for your delight: http://www.nilerodgers.com/about/projects/chic https://www.earthwindandfire.com/You can find us at:Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcastsand on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

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://www.iasociety.org/conferences/aids2024 https://www.unaids.org/en https://www.state.gov/pepfar-aids-2024 https://thinkglobalhealth.org https://phc.org.ua/en https://www.tht.org.uk #aids2024 #HIV #diagnostics #treatment #Prevention #PrEP #ARVs #bipartisan #pepfar #protest #puttingpeoplefirst

A new episode of A Shot In The Arm is out! This week it is just me.  I tell the story of Pangaea Global AIDS, a global non profit think tank and technical assistance agency that I had to be the privilege to lead for seven years, and which closed in 2017. Its a tough but ultimately positive story. Many listeners have urged me to reflected on the contribution of non-profit, non governmental organizations, what they do and what happens when they know they need to pack up shop...Read the rest of the article on our webpage: http://bit.ly/asita_s01ep08References You May Find Useful: AVAC IPPF International Partnerships for Microbcides https://www.tballiance.org/ https://www.preventionaccess.org/ https://tac.org.za https://womendeliver.org/ If you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment:http://www.thebody.com https://www.calpep.org/ https://sfcommunityhealth.org/ https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-basics/ And for some groovy British Indie Pop from the 1990s that is still going strong, may I suggest Saint Etienne http://www.saintetienne.com/ You can find us at:Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcastsand on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

A new episode of A Shot In The Arm Podcast is out!I chat with Georgia Arnold, one of the world’s leading experts on communicating public health messages through digital and social media. She is the founder and Executive Director of MTV Staying Alive Foundation and one of the giants of the business response to aids. You may also hear the occasional bark from Copper, a mature Golden Retriever mix, who has been hanging out with us recently. He is a huge MTV fan.Read the full article on our website:https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com/podcast-1/episode-07-staying-aliveFor more information, please visit: http://www.mtvstayingalive.org/ https://www.mtvshuga.com/ If you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment:http://www.thebody.com https://www.calpep.org/ https://sfcommunityhealth.org/ https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-basics/If you are concerned about unwanted pregnancies, and reproductive health justice: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ In Indiana and Kentucky: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-indiana-kentucky and of course… Pet Shop Boys You can find us at:Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcastsand on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

A new episode of A Shot In The Arm is out! This week, host Ben Plumley and treatment literacy advocate, David Evans, look at the state of antibiotic research, and why the world desperately needs both new antibiotics, and change the cavalier way it uses the antibiotics it already has. From the way we treat diseases, clean our homes and grow our food, antibiotics have been a central part of our lives since the 1940s. We also look recently passed laws in some southern states that will severely restrict women’s reproductive rights, and what we need to do right now to protect the right to choose.You may find these links useful:www.who.intwww.cdc.govhttps://www.google.com/amp/www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2019/03/tracking-the-global-pipeline-of-antibiotics-in-development%3Famp%3D1https://www.plannedparenthood.org/https://yellowhammerfund.org/https://www.arc-southeast.org/and of course…Pet Shop Boys You can find us atApple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Play Musicand on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

This week David Evans, internationally respected treatment and science literacy expert, joins us from Pasadena, CA as we explore how healthcare might be delivered in the USA. We look at some proposals for Medicare for All that are on the table, and how different strategies led by the public sector and - or the private sector might be implemented. David explains why it's really important for community organizations providing infectious disease services - particularly HIV - to take notice now. Many of the drugs we use are coming off patent, and this will have major consequences for funding, if we are not prepared. Links you might find useful: https://pnhp.org/what-is-single-payer/ https://www.npr.org/2019/04/13/712997046/examining-sanders-medicare-for-all-proposal https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/22/18234606/warren-child-care-universal-2020 https://www.nhs.uk/ https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/pdf/Workplace-Health-Program-Definition-and-Description.pdf http://www.gbchealth.org/and of course…Pet Shop Boys You can find us atApple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Play Musicand on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

The world is already fighting epidemics - what can we learn from our responses to Ebola and HIV to prepare and anticipate future epidemics? In this special live recording at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club, we talk with Peter Piot and Heidi Larson of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. *This week's episode was recorded live from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 25th, 2019.You might find these links helpful: www.lsthm.ac.uk www.calpep.org http://sph.berkeley.edu/ https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/ http://www.csueastbay.edu/ http://med.stanford.edu/ https://www.commonwealthclub.org/ www.sfchc.org www.sfaf.org https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/index.html And if you want to know more about HIV: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basicsAs always, you can find us at Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play Music, and on Facebook and Twitter @shotarmpodcast. Subscribe, and if you like us, remember to give us five stars!

We meet Yvette Raphael, the internationally acclaimed South African HIV, Women’s Rights and science activist. She tells her own story of HIV, and how she and a group of women have radically changed the response to HIV prevention and treatment in the country with the highest rates of HIV in the world. She also talks about her fight for women’s empowerment and survival. We also cast our eye across the research in biotechnology and research that is making the news this week. References You May Find Useful: AVAC IPPF International Partnerships for Microbcides https://www.tballiance.org/ https://www.preventionaccess.org/https://tac.org.zahttp://thetotalshutdown.org.za/ The People Vs Patriarchyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAoPFeObqe4 If you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment:http://www.thebody.com https://www.calpep.org/ https://sfcommunityhealth.org/ https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-basics/ and of course… Pet Shop Boys

In the latest episode of A Shot In The Arm Podcast, we explore how much money is needed to end global infectious disease, and talk with the Head of Friends of the Global Fight, Chris Collins about how to protect and nurture US investment in  the Global Fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria.This episode gets down and dirty about the money - how much funding is needed to end infectious disease, who much is currently being spent, and how to get the US Congress to sustain its investment in global health. The US is by far, the largest donor in infectious disease in the world. We explore with Chris Collins, Head of the Friends of the Global Fight how to build support in Congress, the private sector and the general public. I hope you enjoy the podcast. You can find us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify and Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook @shotarmpodcast. Be sure to subscribe, and if you like us, give us five stars! A Shot In the Arm is brought to you by NewsDoc Media and Hunuvat Global. -----Links you may find interesting: www.friendsofthefight.org www.theglobalfund.org  https://lee.house.gov/ https://pelosi.house.gov/  https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/ https://cox.house.gov/ https://www.harris.senate.gov/ https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/ https://www.kff.org/ http://www.gbchealth.org/ If you are concerned, or want to learn more about HIV testing, prevention and treatment:http://www.thebody.com https://www.calpep.org/ https://sfcommunityhealth.org/ https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-basics/

In the first episode, “21st Century Prevention,” host Ben Plumley explores the future of HIV prevention with guest, Gloria Lockett, co-founder of California’s Prostitute Education Project (CALPEP). The future isn’t just biomedical, its about incorporating new medicines and diagnostic tests into education and prevention outreach with communities most affected by HIV.We also meet Venezuelan human rights lawyer, MaryAnn Torres, the head of ICASO, to learn more about how the political and economic crisis is having a devastating impact on the health of everyday citizens. Its a story of medicines stolen by the government, and lives put at risk.For more information, see the following links A Shot in the Arm websitewww.ashotinthearmpodcast.comCalifornia Prostitute's Education Projecthttps://www.calpep.orgICASOhttp://icaso.orgHIVhttps://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basicshttps://www.avert.org/about-hiv-aids/worried-about-hivhttps://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/hiv-aids/what-are-symptoms-hivaidshttps://aidforaids.org/ HIV Treatmenthttps://www.preventionaccess.org/ HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)https://prepfacts.org/https://www.lovefoundation.or.th/https://preptaiwan.org/https://www.gileadadvancingaccess.com/Venezuela https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/americas/venezuela------A Shot in the Arm Podcast is produced by:www.newsdocmedia.comwww.hunuvatglobal.comIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and follow us at:Twitter: @shotarmpodcastFacebook: @shotarmpodcastRead Ben's blog posts at:www.hunuvatglobal.com/blogwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com/blog

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://www.iasociety.org/conferences/aids2024 https://www.unaids.org/en https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/07/20/default-calendar/who-at-aids-2024 https://www.state.gov/pepfar-aids-2024 #aids2024 #HIV #diagnostics #treatment #Prevention #PrEP #ARVs #longacting #cabotegravir #lenacapavir #doxy-prep #doxy-pep #choicemanifesto

We’ll be at AIDS2024 podcasting daily, and to give us a primer on what to expect, Ben is joined by infectious disease specialist, Ben LaBrot - on everything from the difference between epidemic control and elimination to how to get prevention and care services to communities hardly reached by conventional clinical services. This podcast is supported by Roche Molecular Diagnostics. https://www.iasociety.org/conferences/aids2024 https://keck.usc.edu https://diagnostics.roche.com/gb/en/home.html https://floatingdoctors.com https://www.unaids.org/en #aids2024 #HIV #AIDS #epidemiccontrol #elimination #marginalisedpopulations #PrEP #treatment #diagnostics

Since its ‘birth’ in 1994, Frontline AIDS has worked local communities best placed to carry the shared mission to end AIDS for everyone, everywhere. In this episode, we explore how this unique approach to localization has delivered effective community-led results from Kenya to Ukraine - and ask what the future holds for the partnership.  Panelists: David Clark, Head: Programmes, Frontline AIDS Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director, Alliance for Public Health, Ukraine Dr. Lilian Otiso, LVCT Health  https://frontlineaids.org https://aph.org.ua/en/home https://lvcthealth.org #HIV #AIDS #communities #CBOs #impact #prevention #treatment #humanrights #stigma #ukraine #kenya

Ben is joined by two friends of the pod, Christine Stegling, Deputy Director of UNAIDS, and Vuyiseka Dubula, Department Head, Community Rights & Gender at the Global Fund, to reflect on what this week’s developments at the WHA, mean for the global AIDS response, and why the lessons of HIV do not seem to have been learned in access to medicines and pandemics preparation. And that's a wrap from the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland! Thanks for joining us! https://www.unaids.org/en https://www.theglobalfund.org/en #WHA77 #HIV #AIDS #pandemicspreparedness #accesstomedicines

Vanina Laurent-Ledru, the Director General of Foundation S, the philanthropic organization of Sanofi, joins Ben live on the podcast to chat about the impact of climate change on global health.

Ben sits down with Elisha Dunn-Georgiou from the Global Health Council to reflect on decisions made, agreements missed, and funding committed to at the 77th WHA in Geneva, Switzerland.