An HIV Vaccine: An Unfulfilled Promise− Episode 1, The Ultimate Game Changer

Produced in collaboration with the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise at the International AIDS Society (IAS), this 4-episode podcast series features conversations between world-renowned guests in HIV vaccine development, HIV advocacy, and HIV policy to bust myths and address arguments for why an HIV vaccine is still needed and how we can continue working toward this ultimate game-changer for durable control of the HIV epidemic. In this first episode, Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker and Ms. Maureen Luba discuss why an HIV vaccine remains the ultimate game-changer to ending the epidemic and the gaps it will address in the expanding HIV prevention landscape.

Presenters:

Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD  
Chief Operating Officer  
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation  
Deputy Director
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre  
Past President
International AIDS Society  
Faculty of Health Sciences  
University of Cape Town  
Cape Town, South Africa

Maureen Luba
Africa Region Advocacy Advisor
Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Link to the HIV unmuted series from IAS: https://hivunmuted.iasociety.org/