As international funding for HIV programmes faces renewed threats, South African activist Yvette Raphael is sounding the alarm and demanding dignity, access, and truth for women living with HIV. In South Africa, where more than 7.8 million people are living with HIV, access to testing, treatment, and support has long been a matter of survival—not privilege. But for women like Yvette Raphael, it’s also a matter of justice. She sits down with Leigh-Anne Williams about how she has become a leading voice in the fight for HIV rights, and her role as the co-founder of Advocacy for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA) where she has spent more than two decades breaking down stigma, confronting systemic neglect, and ensuring that women—especially Black, rural, and marginalised women—are not left behind in the fight.

As international funding for HIV programmes faces renewed threats, South African activist Yvette Raphael is sounding the alarm and demanding dignity, access, and truth for women living with HIV. In South Africa, where more than 7.8 million people are living with HIV, access to testing, treatment, and support has long been a matter of survival&mdash;not privilege. But for women like Yvette Raphael, it&rsquo;s also a matter of justice. She sits down with Leigh-Anne Williams about how she has become a leading voice in the fight for HIV rights, and her role as the co-founder of Advocacy for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA) where she has spent more than two decades breaking down stigma, confronting systemic neglect, and ensuring that women&mdash;especially Black, rural, and marginalised women&mdash;are not left behind in the fight.

Leigh-Anne hosts the The Morning Show, Monday to Friday on Good Hope FM

Leigh-Anne Williams

The Morning Show is all about bringing you the latest and the greatest in entertainment, information and the best music to keep you going in the office, at home or on your mid-morning drives. show aims to empower, educate, inform and entertain. Hosted by the sensational Leigh-Anne Williams, this all-female show aims to empower, educate, inform and tackle important issues relating to women and men’s health, managing finances, gender inequality and the promoting and uplifting of women empowerment. They pride themselves on delivering high quality and engaging content, something that any client can leverage to boost the distribution of their brand’s message. They will go out of their way to surpass expectations.

Presenter: Leigh-Anne Williams

News & Traffic: Sandra Rosenberg

Producer: Delucia Daniels

The Morning Show is all about bringing you the latest and the greatest in entertainment, information and the best music to keep you going in the office, at home or on your mid-morning drives. show aims to empower, educate, inform and entertain. Hosted by the sensational Leigh-Anne Williams, this all-female show aims to empower, educate, inform and tackle important issues relating to women and men’s health, managing finances, gender inequality and the promoting and uplifting of women empowerment. They pride themselves on delivering high quality and engaging content, something that any client can leverage to boost the distribution of their brand’s message. They will go out of their way to surpass expectations.
Presenter: Leigh-Anne Williams
News &amp; Traffic: Sandra Rosenberg
Producer: Delucia Daniels

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