AIDS 2060 Ep 02 - African-Led Research for an African Epidemic

In this second episode of AIDS2060, Ben sits down with Dr Andrew Kambugu, Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute at Makere University in Kampala Uganda. They discuss the state of the clinical response to HIV in Africa, and Andrew sets out a research and implementation agenda that gives equal weight to HIV prevention, treatment and diagnosis. He compares it to floor cleaning: you have to switch the water off at its source and not rely exclusively on mopping water up on the floor. In other words, African solutions for African problems of an epidemic that we know how to treat but can’t control rates of infection across the continent. 00:00 AIDS 2060 episode 2 intro 02:20 Three pillar overview 02:58 Prevention breakthroughs 04:19 Treatment momentum risks 06:00 Injectables and dual therapy 08:24 Integrating chronic care 10:12 Circumcision and ownership 14:07 Rethinking optimization 20:03 Africa led R & D 26:02 Africa CDC and AMA 27:42 Building Regulatory Capacity 28:21 Private Sector Momentum 29:37 Uganda Manufacturing Model 31:55 Academia Industry R&D 33:35 Africa Research Priorities 36:44 Biotech and Diagnostics 44:55 Funding and Innovation 49:51 Closing Thanks and Outro **Check Out Ben’s Substack:** https://substack.com/@benplumley1 **Join the Conversation!** How do you see the future of global health unfolding? Share your thoughts in the comments! **Subscribe & Stay Updated:** Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform. Watch on YouTube & subscribe for more in-depth global health.