Journalism by Jeanne Baron
An HIV Vaccine: Looking into the future with Nina Russell
May 2024
In this episode of PxPulse, Dr. Nina Russell, Director of TB & HIV Research and Development for the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, talks about where she sees promise in the science, the goals for an HIV vaccine, and why it has an essential role to play, alongside the scale up of PrEP.
Decolonizing Global Health: Dr. Madhukar Pai and COMPASS Africa Tell Us Why and How
March 2024
Investing in the long-term success of African leadership is essential to breaking cycles that perpetuate inequity and that stall progress in the HIV response. In this episode, we explore why and how the decisions that shape global health must be made by those facing the greatest risks. As the world evaluates the pandemic response and debates on decolonizing global health gain momentum, equity in global health has never been more urgent.
The Shape of Pandemic Preparedness is Being Decided. Now is the Time for Collective Action
March 2023
Health leaders around the world are in the midst of creating a new architecture to deal with pandemics. In this episode of Px Pulse, Chris Collins, the CEO and President at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, talks about what’s at stake, which policy-makers get it already, why this year matters so much, and what advocates can do about it.
Research Fundamentals: An HIV Vaccine — What’s the challenge and what’s the science?
May 2022
Some vaccines are easier to develop than others. COVID-19 vaccines were developed with unprecedented speed, taking a matter of months to become available. A measles vaccine took about 10 years to develop. But the field’s been working on an HIV vaccine for 40 years. In this episode, AVAC’s Jeanne Baron and co-host immunologist Katharine Kripke of AVENIR Health explore why HIV is different with two experts on vaccine research: Caltech’s Pamela Bjorkman and IAVI’s Vincent Kioi.
What is Partial Protection?
Jul 2020
Whether it’s condoms, a flu shot, oral PrEP or the dapivirine vaginal ring, proven products fall short of 100 percent protection against disease, and there’s a lot to know about how and why an intervention may offer imperfect but still useful protection.
The Intersections of HIV and COVID-19 in Real-Time
May 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on across the world, the latest crisis is markedly reminiscent of the early days of HI (17:30)
What’s All the Fuss about F/TAF?
Dec 2019
The FDA has approved Gilead’s Descovy (also known as F/TAF) as daily oral PrEP, with one notable caveat: the label excluded those who are at risk from “receptive vaginal sex”. We explore this and more in this episode of Px Pulse. (13:54)
World Bank Group in Uganda
May 3, 2015
The World Bank funds projects around the globe aimed at alleviating poverty. Along the way, people get uprooted. The World Bank has acknowledged "serious shortcomings" in its resettlement practices.
William Bakeshisha and neighbors stand in front of one of the shelters used as a home since they arrived on their new land in 2014. The Bukakikama Cooperative
November 2014-Farmers of the Mubende community gather in front of the office of The Bukakikama Cooperative. Approximately half of the 900 families eligible to move onto the land have arrived.
Eucalyptus trees thrive on the plantation operated by the New Forest Company. The company reports it sold more than 50,000 utility poles last year to expand access to electricity around the country. Today, the majority of Ugandans still live without electricity. Approximately 20,000 people were evicted from this land to make way for the plantation.
Gold Fever Draws African Farmers From Fields
In the middle of Africa, a landlocked and sparsely populated country, the Central African Republic could soon become a gold-exporting powerhouse. International mining companies are hoping to establish operations there soon. But for now, many farmers in the country are abandoning their fields and taking up gold hunting. Jeanne Baron has this portrait of a mining village where hundreds of people are joining the rush.
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Young Refugees Learn U.S. Ways at Summer Academy
August 10, 2010
Many American kids are preparing to go to a new school this fall. At the same time, some children are making an even bigger transition: They have come to America as refugees. They're trying to adjust to a new language and a new life. Some refugee children from around the world are attending a summer school in New York, where Jeanne Baron found them.
Matzo Run Marks The Beginning of Passover
March 3, 2010
Passover is right around the corner, and over the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of pounds of matzo will ship to grocery stores everywhere. A few batches of this plain tasting cracker always sell out first because they contain shmura matzo. What's that, you say? Jeanne Baron reports.
Where to Live: Sex Offenders in Maine
November 20, 2006
From California to Maine, public pressure has led to legislation limiting where sex offenders can live. The laws may be popular, but some experts argue that the laws are actually making the public less safe.
Jeanne Baron reports on a religious organization in central Maine that offers housing for sex offenders, at least for now.
Rwanda May Lift Ban on Teaching Its Sensitive History
August 20, 2006
In Rwanda, students may soon learn their national history for the first time since the 1994 genocide. Following the bloody ethnic conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu, the government imposed a moratorium on the teaching of Rwandan history.
Jeanne Baron reports even as the ban is lifted, controversy remains over whose history to teach.
Rwandan Rape Survivors Find Solace in Shared History
March 14, 2006 6:00 AM ET
Rwandan women who survived genocide, but suffered rape and abuse, are finding some solace in a neighborhood association of survivors. It's a relief for some of these women to share their stories, after long keeping silent.
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