In this episode, Steve Morrison speaks to Cynthia Carey-Grant, Oakland co-chair for the AIDS 2020 conference. The two discuss Carey-Grant’s beginning in health activism, her role as the Oakland co-chair for the upcoming global conference on HIV/AIDS, and the impact of Trump’s initiative to end HIV by 2030. She delves into what a successful AIDS 2020 conferen ... Show More
Oct 2022
Matt Kavanagh: “To end AIDS and COVID-19, end inequalities.”
In this episode, CSIS Senior Associate Jeffrey L. Sturchio speaks with Matt Kavanagh, Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Advocacy, and Knowledge at UNAIDS, where he is responsible for the organization’s work to advance policy, law and political change to end the AIDS pandemic. ... Show More
38m 6s
Sep 2022
Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal – IAVI’s Mark Feinberg: Innovations in Prevention and Novel Partnerships Are Needed to Sustain the HIV Response
In this crossover episode with Pandemic Planet, recorded during the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada, on July 30th, Jeff Sturchio speaks with Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). In this interview, Dr. Feinberg ... Show More
38m 10s
Sep 2022
Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal – Solange Baptiste: Addressing Structural Barriers to Achieve Equitable Access to HIV Treatment for All
In this crossover episode with Pandemic Planet, recorded during the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada, on July 30th, Jeff Sturchio speaks with Solange Baptiste, Executive Director of the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC). This is one in a serie ... Show More
25m 29s
May 2022
Hannah Fry, Female Bouncers, Ukrainian Refugees
Hannah Fry is a professor in the Mathematics of Cities at UCL, a best selling author, a TV presenter and a podcaster. But in January 2021, her life changed when she found out she had cervical cancer. At just 36 years old, with two young daughters, she was faced with her own morta ... Show More
57m 42s
Nov 2023
How has war changed the lives of Ukraine’s working women?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 saw millions of Ukrainian women and children flee to safety; causing massive upheaval and hitting the economy hard.For the women who have stayed, their lives have been transformed; many have taken on new roles, like Tetiana, who is ... Show More
18m 21s
Apr 2022
Surviving the trauma of war in Ukraine, with Laura Murray, PhD
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, more than 4 million Ukrainians have had to flee the country as refugees, more than 6 million others have been internally displaced, and tens of millions more have lived through shelling and other traumas. Laura Murray, PhD, of the Jo ... Show More
36m 36s
May 2023
Surviving Female Genital Mutilation with Shamsa Araweelo
Trigger warning: Severe physical and emotional trauma. Shamsa Araweelo grew up in Somalia, where when she was only 6 years old, she was taken by family to be cut. Today, she opens up to Eileen about her experience suffering from female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM refers t ... Show More
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