Episode 1: Herpes Stigma With Courtney Brame

Courtney (He/They)is the founder and podcast host of Something Positive for Positive People, a non-profit organisation that connects people who are struggling with their herpes diagnosis to mental health, community support, and education resources in order to help them navigate the stigma.

Hosts: Dr Annabel Sowemimo and Edem Ntumy Editor: Veronique Belinga

Project Manager: Naz Toorabally

News story references:

The Africa Report: AU chair Ramaphosa calls out ‘painful irony’ of vaccine access

The Guardian: Nine out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on inoculation as west buys up Covid vaccines
- Billions unlikely to get jabs as rich countries secure 53% of most promising vaccines
- “Rich countries with 14% of the world’s population have secured 53% of the most promising vaccines. Canada has bought…enough to vaccinate each Canadian five times”

Oxfam: Campaigners warn that 9 out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine next year
- “By contrast, wealthier nations have bought up enough doses to

vaccinate their entire populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021 if those currently in clinical trials are all approved for use.”

Yahoo News: ‘49% more likely to die’ – racial inequalities of COVID-19 laid bare in study of East London hospitals
- “Black patients were 30% and Asian patients 49% more likely to die within 30 days of hospital admission compared to patients from white backgrounds of a similar age and baseline health. Black patients were also 80% and Asian patients 54% more likely to be admitted to intensive care and need invasive mechanical ventilation.”