A New study shows that great strides have been made in controlling HIV virus in South Africa.

The southern African nation faces a sobering reality as it has the highest number of people living with HIV globally.

This stark truth highlights a critical disparity in global health research - the severe underrepresentation of African genomes in scientific studies.

African populations have for too long been overlooked in the search for breakthroughs in disease understanding and treatment, despite their genetic diversity holding invaluable clues to unlocking solutions for some of the world's most pressing health challenges.

For more on this, leading researcher in HIV human genetics, Senior Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a five-year Harvard Scholar, DR Veron Ramsuran spoke to Aurelie Kalenga.