Conferència 'Avenços científics davant del VIH i el desafiament de les desigualtats', a càrrec de Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Over the last three decades, science, activism and global solidarity have achieved extraordinary advances in relation to HIV. However, ending AIDS as a threat to public health remains a challenge, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where adolescent girls and young women continue to bear a disproportionate burden of new infections.After years of obstacles and perseverance, research on HIV prevention in women is making important advances. New antiretroviral drugs can prevent infection before exposure, and a new injection given twice a year has recently shown 100% protection. At the same time, advances in research reveal how certain beneficial bacteria may play an important role in protecting against HIV. This lecture will reveal whether these advances can become a true turning point in the effort to end AIDS.