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HIV self testing kits in NZ pharmacies for first time
For the first time, HIV self testing kits are now available at some pharmacies in New Zealand. It's a move HIV support groups say brings New Zealand closer to eliminating HIV transmission by 2030… Audio
Can a blood supply be safe, shortage-free and also inclusive? Assoc. Prof. Peter Saxton thinks so.
Community health expert Dr Peter Saxton explores the balancing act of keeping New Zealand's blood supply safe from infectious diseases while ensuring we have enough donors and can uphold our values as… Audio
The week in Detail: Nurses, rugby, and HIV on the decline
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week. Audio
The week in Detail: Nurses, rugby, and HIV on the decline
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week.
AudioHIV and the road to zero new infections
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand is at its lowest since the 1990s - but what more need to happen to reach the goal of zero new infections by 2025? Audio
HIV and the road to zero new infections
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand is at its lowest since the 1990s - but what more need to happen to reach the goal of zero new infections by 2025?
AudioHIV prevention drug should be funded for immigrants - advocates
Safe sex advocates want funded access to an effective HIV prevention drug widened to all immigrants.
Needle Exchange Programme- finances show success
A balance sheet shows treatment for HIV is our most successful public health programme ever. The bottom line of some new data is that the New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme has doubled its return… Audio
Deliberate ignorance: why people choose not to know
There are plenty of things that people are happy to remain in the dark about. It's called deliberate ignorance. Psychologist Jennifer Howell has tested deliberate ignorance in the lab and uncovered… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Siouxsie joins Kathryn with an update on Omicron and vaccines for children. And she'll detail research into an mRNA vaccine against HIV that is showing promise in animal studies. Associate Professor… Audio
Professor Gary McLean on the dangerous Omicron variant
New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is back with us on Sunday Morning to look at the latest Covid-19 developments. Professor McLean will discuss the spread of the dangerous new Omicron variant (and its 33… Audio
Covid-19 lockdown highlights 'ridiculous' Pharmac rule for access to safe sex drug
Auckland's Covid-19 lockdown is highlighting "ridiculous" and "arbitrary" Pharmac rules that are restricting access to a safe sex drug common to gay men.
Stephen Fry: The day I stalked Andy Warhol
The inimitable Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, director, and writer whose newest book about neckwear, Fry's Ties, is an ode to the 64-year-old's decades-long obsession with man's most trusted and… Audio
Dr Doug Wilson: antiviral pills and the future of mRNA vaccines
Dr Doug Wilson is a medical academic author and our regular correspondent from the other side of 80. This week he returns to discuss Pfizer's new oral antiviral drug for use against Covid-19. Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'Two jabs is not a guarantee of protection'
Dr Gary McLean looks at the latest Covid-19 developments, including the continued rise of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the transmissibility of Covid-19, and why people who have been fully… Audio
Jill Nalder: the woman who inspired AIDS drama It's a Sin
Jill Nalder is a Welsh actress and activist. She is known for her career in theatre as well as her contribution to HIV/AIDS activism. She was the inspiration behind the character Jill Baxter in the… Video, Audio
Ruth Coker Burks: caring for AIDS patients
As a young single mother in Arkansas with no medical training, Ruth Coker Burks cared for around 1000 men dying from AIDS through their final days. This was in the 1980s and 90s when the disease… Audio
Lack of awareness, stigma hinder HIV fight in Pacific: UNAIDS
The United Nations warns there is a poor understanding of HIV/AIDS in the Pacific and the stigma relating to it in the region. Audio
PNG health agency goes virtual on World Aids Day
Papua New Guinea has had by far the worst experience with HIV in the Pacific, with sufferers into the hundreds of thousands Audio
How Covid-19 is impacting organised crime
Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio
