Health diplomacy in HIV prevention | International Health Lecture 25 | Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Our International Health Lecture 2025 with @TheLancetTV was delivered by Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a South African infectious diseases epidemiologist and co-founder and Associate Scientific Director at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA).   Professor Abdool Karim shared lessons from CAPRISA, which has had exceptional success in fighting HIV/AIDS, TB and Covid-19. The lecture was followed by reflections from our expert panel: Dr Anders Nordström, Advisor, Advocate, Activist and former Ambassador for Global Health, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm School of Economics Dr Mohammad Hosseini, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Dr Peggy Oti-Boateng, former Executive Director, The African Academy of Sciences Read the manuscript for Lessons from Africa: health diplomacy in HIV prevention on The Lancet website: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... Find out more about our International Health Lecture series: https://bit.ly/4rbOoLc The lecture was co-hosted by Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci, Vice President International at the Academy of Medical Sciences and Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci, Editor-in-Chief at The Lancet. Time stamps: 0:00 - Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci welcomes attendees and gives an overview of international work at the Academy of Medical Sciences 3:13 - Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci introduces the keynote speaker, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim 6:19 - Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim delivers the International Health Lecture 1:03:57 - Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci and Professor Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci introduce the panellists 1:06:40 - Dr Peggy Oti-Boateng shares her reflections 1:16:04 - Dr Mohammad Hosseini shares his reflections 1:24:24 - Dr Anders Nordström shares his reflections 1:33:45 - Q&A with speakers