Aurum in partnership with the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism, hosted a webinar with a panel including Aurum Group CEO Professor Gavin Churchyard discussing: When epidemics collide: TB, HIV and COVID-19.
We have seen a dramatic drop in HIV and TB testing since the Coronavirus outbreak started. Fewer people are getting diagnosed with HIV and TB And some have stopped collecting their treatment from clinics. What will happen to HIV and TB under COVID-19?
To answer this quesntion, Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan spoke to with world-renowned scientists Professors Gavin Churchyard, Aurum Group CEO, Francois Venter, Wits RHI Deputy Executive Director, influential activist Phumeza Tisile and Mary-Ann Davies, a public health medicine expert at the Western Cape Department of Health.
Click here to watch the full webinar.
