What Patients Want in HIV Treatment and Prevention: Africa
In this regionally focused podcast, a patient advocate and a healthcare professional discuss how to address key issues and reduce barriers to genuinely patient-centered HIV care in Africa.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Winnie Sseruma, Linda-Gail Bekker MBChB DTMH DCH FCPSA PhD
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Show Notes
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 Sseruma
International Development Consultant
London, United Kingdom
Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD
Director
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre
Past President
International AIDS Society
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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