By Marie Rosenthal, MS
Despite the strides made in HIV, there is still much work to be done, Yvette Raphael, the co-founder of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS in South Africa, told HIV leaders, clinicians and researchers at the opening session of CROI 2023, held in Seattle.
Ms. Raphael outlined the “years of struggle for Black women, for ourselves, our daughters, our nieces, our mothers to get what we need to keep our bodies safe and healthy. I’m talking about HIV prevention