What is HIV post exposure prophylaxis , who should get it and how should it be given. Vin and Ruan discuss these and other relevant issues related to this topic.

About our Guest:

Dr Avania Bangalee qualified as a pathologist in virology in 2018 with distinction and was awarded the Coulter Medal for Pathology in the CMSA examination.  She has experience working for large multinational and international organizations including Discovery, Novartis pharmaceuticals and the United States Peace Corps.  She has provided a diagnostic and clinical consultative service while employed with the National Health Laboratory serviceas a registrar and later as a pathologist. She has been instrumental in developing teaching programmes in the departments of Virology at the Universities of Witwatersrand and Pretoria and providing support for registrar teaching and learning including supervision of Master’s students.  She has published work in international and national peer-reviewed journals and presented at key conferences both locally and abroad.

Dr Bangalee currently serves as a Senior Medical Advisor: HIV Programmes at Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute

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