Episode 5 – HIV, COVID-19 and Monkeypox 

This episode of the podcast focuses on the current narrative of COVID -19, Monkey pox and HIV. Within the interview we explore the current themes that are being portrayed in the media with regards to how pandemics are being reported and the lessons we can learn from this as a society. 

Episode Guest- Dr Maurice Nagington and Dr Jaime García-Iglesias

Maurice Nagington is an academic and researcher at the University of Manchester, his research interest includes LGBT health, HIV, ageing, and 'chemsex' (the use of drugs by gay men in sexualised settings). Jamie is a Midred Baxter Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at The University of Edinburgh. Jamie is working on exploring how sexual fantasies and desires can be harnessed for HIV prevention by engaging with a range of stakeholders.

Additional Information and Links 

From AIDS to Coronavirus: Who has the Right to Care?” for The European Sociologist (link)

Viral times, viral memories, viral futures which is the editorial introduction (alongside Peter Aggleton) the special issue of Culture, Health and Sexuality (link) 

National HIV Nurse Association (NHIVNA) www.nhivna.org.

HIV Matters Bookstore

https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/HIVMatters

How to contact the show 

Hello@hivmatterspodcast.co.uk

https://hiv-matters.captivate.fm