CCO Infectious Disease Podcast podcast

Perspectives From Latin America on Advances in HIV PrEP

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In this episode, 2 HIV experts from Latin America share their thoughts on the current status of HIV prevention strategies in the region, including recent successes and ongoing challenges. Specifically, the faculty discuss:

  • Barriers that limit PrEP availability in many regions of Latin America despite the high need among vulnerable and at-risk groups
  • Successful expansion of PrEP access in Brazil
  • Key findings from the prospective ImPrEP study evaluating implementation of same-day oral PrEP among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
  • What long-acting PrEP could mean for at-risk groups in Latin America when it becomes available
  • Important considerations for PrEP among TGW

 

Presenters:

Claudia P. Cortes MD
Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Beatriz Grinsztejn MD, PhD 
Diretora, STD/HIV Clinical Research Laboratory
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Content based on an online program supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. and ViiV Healthcare.  

Link to full program:
http://bit.ly/3YD8T4E

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