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Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose

Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose

Update: 2025-12-04
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In the first episode of the Prevention Intention mini-series, a series featuring conversations with leading female HIV clinical researchers, Katherine speaks with Linda-Gail Bekker, a medical doctor and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town. 


They discuss Bekker's decision to focus her work on HIV as well as her involvement in the PURPOSE 1 clinical trials, which demonstrated the efficacy of long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda. They also cover why it’s important to approach research as a highly collaborative endeavor that both contributes to scientific understanding and improves people’s lives.

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Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose

Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose

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