October 23, 2025 • 7 mins
Dr. Jean Van Wyk of ViiV Healthcare stops by Conversations LIVE radio show to discuss HIV prevention and help for those living with HIV.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Conversations Live. I'm your
host service webs so glad you guys could join us
once again for radio audience tuning in at max to
Boyed ninety four point one FM, WYAD online dot com
or gold that you all can be with us also
to join its online worldwide vra A podcast and I
Heart Radio on Amazon Music. We're glad you all could
be with us as well. This is part of a
(00:20):
newsical use segment here a WYAD, and today we're talking
about HIV. Despite many thinking the HIV crisis may be
behind us, tens of thousands of people in the US
are diagnosed with HIV each year. Thankfully, today there are
not only highly effective medicines to treat people living with HIV,
there's also some medicines that can help prevent HIV as well. Unfortunately,
(00:43):
many people who could benefit from a prevention medicine called
PREP still are not taking it, and that's why it's
so important that we have our next guests joining us today.
We're excited to welcome doctor Jump in with to our broadcast.
He's achieved medical officer at Vive Healthcare. He's going to
talk with us and only about what you need to
know about the HI the epidemic, but also about some
of the advancements as well. That depends. Wait, thank you
(01:04):
so much for the time. Really appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Thank you very much, Syrus, It's a pleasure to be here. Well.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
The plague definitely online. This is an important topic. It's
one we don't talk about enough. I feel like document
wick typically on our program, even normal it's around December. First,
of course, you know when people are recognizing World eight stay.
But how has the US HIV epidemic evolved over the
past decade.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yes, now you mentioned it already, and you know, people
nowadays seem to think that the HIV epidemic is a
thing of the past, but that certainly is not the case.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Globally, we have more.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Than forty million people living with HIV, and in the
US alone, that's one point two million people. I note
that you're in Jackson and just locally you have more
than three thousand people there from our most recent stats.
But not only that, we continue to see thousands and
thousands of new infections every year in the US. That's
(01:57):
about thirty eight thousand infections. That for people every hour
getting an HIV infection. So certainly this is a continuing
public health crisis.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
So as I mentioned in my intro, doctor Bentwick that
not only course is there, you know, their help for
those who are living with HIV, but also medicine available
to help prevent HIV. What are the ways that we
can prevent HIV and what role is medicine playing the
end the epidemic.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Yeah, that's such an important question.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
The most important thing to take away from this conversation,
if you remember one thing, is to get tested and
know your HIV status. So more than one in ten
people in the US with HIV don't know it, and
there's a number of important reasons for that. If you
know your status and if you have HIV infection, you
(02:50):
can go on to highly effective therapy. And there are
many therapy options today to choose from that can fit
people's lifestyles, either daily oral therapy or even long acting
injectable treatment options that are now available. And that's important
for a person's own individual health. If they are on
effective therapy, they will have, you know, left long, happy,
(03:13):
healthy lives. But secondly, is a concept that we call
you equals you, So that's undetectable equals untransmittable. So if
you're on effective therapy, you simply cannot pass the virus
onto anybody else. And that's such an important part in
our fight against HIV effective therapy.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Right, I love, are you finding a doctor, Vinwick, that
in twenty twenty five that there's left stigma for individuals
living with HIV.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
No, Unfortunately that's not the case, and I think that
that's a big part of the problem that we still have.
People still experience tremendous stigma people living with HIV and
even those who want to use PREP, you know, preventative
medications to prevent HIV infection, Like you know, they worry
about having their medications at home and that somebody might
(04:05):
find it that's just come to visit them. And this
can have really severe consequences of people not taking their
medications as prescribed or not going onto medication at all,
And of course that's terrible for their health, but it's
also bad for onward infections and new infections.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
You mentioned PREP. Talk to us more about some of
the recent advancements at the Bend Week when it comes
to HIV prevention research and how things like PREP are helping.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Yes, So the first message to remember.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Is that PREP works if you take it as prescribed.
PREP as a medication can be used in addition to
things like condoms. Condoms still prevent other sexually transmitted infections,
so it's important to consider using condoms as well.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
But PREP for HIV prevention.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
You know, I work at a company called the Healthcare
you mentioned, and we are dedicated to medications for HIV
treatment and prevention, and we are a company that brought
the first long acting injectable PREP option to the market.
It's a drug called Applitude or Capitegraveer. Just to mention that,
(05:17):
as with any medications, there's also potential side effects. Of
course for PREP treatment, and with Apporitude it's given as
an injection once every two months, so the most common
side effects are injection site related events like pain or
swelling or redness around the injection side, but usually these
(05:39):
only last around three to four days. If you do
get HIV infection while on PREP medication, and this is
the same for Apporitude, there's a risk that the virus
will develop resistance to the medication. However, I must add
it happens very rarely if the medical is taken as
(06:01):
prescribed that there will be an HIV infection, and then
some other potential side effects can be allergic reactions or
problems with the lever. But the full safety information for
this product specifically can be found at a website called
approtude dot com.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
It's great information and I want our audience to remember
what you said, doctor Vinwick. Of course, for one, the
importance of knowing your status, but also of course if
you are on medication, make sure you're taking it properly.
I think those are great things that we're having a
conversation like this again everyone, Doctor John Benwick has been
our guest Achieve medical officer VIEVE Healthcare, sharing some great
(06:38):
information about not only HIV prevention but also help that
is available out there as well. You mentioned that website,
doctor Benwick is at the best place for audience to
go for more information.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Yes, thank you, sars.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
I'm well, there are of course many resources out there
to go and look at for HIV treatment and prevention
options and just HIV disease information in general from a
v perspective. Yes, apporitude dot com is the website to
go to learn more about this long acting injectable prep
option and will.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Make sure have been linked it as well. Doctor Vnwick,
thank you so much for the great work you're doing
and for spending some time with us. Looking forward to
our next discussion together.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Thank you very much. I have a good day.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Thanks you as well, and we think your audience are
tuning into another great segment of Conversations Live again part
of a music and use segment here wyad. Until next time,
I'm your host. Sara's web saying is always injoy your day,
into your life, intoy your world. Thank you all for
chusing Conversations Live. Then it's go make today amazing. Take care,
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Conversations Live. I'm your
host service webs so glad you guys could join us
once again for radio audience tuning in at max to
Boyed ninety four point one FM, WYAD online dot com
or gold that you all can be with us also
to join its online worldwide vra A podcast and I
Heart Radio on Amazon Music. We're glad you all could
be with us as well. This is part of a
(00:20):
newsical use segment here a WYAD, and today we're talking
about HIV. Despite many thinking the HIV crisis may be
behind us, tens of thousands of people in the US
are diagnosed with HIV each year. Thankfully, today there are
not only highly effective medicines to treat people living with HIV,
there's also some medicines that can help prevent HIV as well. Unfortunately,
(00:43):
many people who could benefit from a prevention medicine called
PREP still are not taking it, and that's why it's
so important that we have our next guests joining us today.
We're excited to welcome doctor Jump in with to our broadcast.
He's achieved medical officer at Vive Healthcare. He's going to
talk with us and only about what you need to
know about the HI the epidemic, but also about some
of the advancements as well. That depends. Wait, thank you
(01:04):
so much for the time. Really appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Thank you very much, Syrus, It's a pleasure to be here. Well.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
The plague definitely online. This is an important topic. It's
one we don't talk about enough. I feel like document
wick typically on our program, even normal it's around December. First,
of course, you know when people are recognizing World eight stay.
But how has the US HIV epidemic evolved over the
past decade.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yes, now you mentioned it already, and you know, people
nowadays seem to think that the HIV epidemic is a
thing of the past, but that certainly is not the case.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Globally, we have more.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Than forty million people living with HIV, and in the
US alone, that's one point two million people. I note
that you're in Jackson and just locally you have more
than three thousand people there from our most recent stats.
But not only that, we continue to see thousands and
thousands of new infections every year in the US. That's
(01:57):
about thirty eight thousand infections. That for people every hour
getting an HIV infection. So certainly this is a continuing
public health crisis.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
So as I mentioned in my intro, doctor Bentwick that
not only course is there, you know, their help for
those who are living with HIV, but also medicine available
to help prevent HIV. What are the ways that we
can prevent HIV and what role is medicine playing the
end the epidemic.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Yeah, that's such an important question.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
The most important thing to take away from this conversation,
if you remember one thing, is to get tested and
know your HIV status. So more than one in ten
people in the US with HIV don't know it, and
there's a number of important reasons for that. If you
know your status and if you have HIV infection, you
(02:50):
can go on to highly effective therapy. And there are
many therapy options today to choose from that can fit
people's lifestyles, either daily oral therapy or even long acting
injectable treatment options that are now available. And that's important
for a person's own individual health. If they are on
effective therapy, they will have, you know, left long, happy,
(03:13):
healthy lives. But secondly, is a concept that we call
you equals you, So that's undetectable equals untransmittable. So if
you're on effective therapy, you simply cannot pass the virus
onto anybody else. And that's such an important part in
our fight against HIV effective therapy.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Right, I love, are you finding a doctor, Vinwick, that
in twenty twenty five that there's left stigma for individuals
living with HIV.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
No, Unfortunately that's not the case, and I think that
that's a big part of the problem that we still have.
People still experience tremendous stigma people living with HIV and
even those who want to use PREP, you know, preventative
medications to prevent HIV infection, Like you know, they worry
about having their medications at home and that somebody might
(04:05):
find it that's just come to visit them. And this
can have really severe consequences of people not taking their
medications as prescribed or not going onto medication at all,
And of course that's terrible for their health, but it's
also bad for onward infections and new infections.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
You mentioned PREP. Talk to us more about some of
the recent advancements at the Bend Week when it comes
to HIV prevention research and how things like PREP are helping.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Yes, So the first message to remember.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Is that PREP works if you take it as prescribed.
PREP as a medication can be used in addition to
things like condoms. Condoms still prevent other sexually transmitted infections,
so it's important to consider using condoms as well.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
But PREP for HIV prevention.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
You know, I work at a company called the Healthcare
you mentioned, and we are dedicated to medications for HIV
treatment and prevention, and we are a company that brought
the first long acting injectable PREP option to the market.
It's a drug called Applitude or Capitegraveer. Just to mention that,
(05:17):
as with any medications, there's also potential side effects. Of
course for PREP treatment, and with Apporitude it's given as
an injection once every two months, so the most common
side effects are injection site related events like pain or
swelling or redness around the injection side, but usually these
(05:39):
only last around three to four days. If you do
get HIV infection while on PREP medication, and this is
the same for Apporitude, there's a risk that the virus
will develop resistance to the medication. However, I must add
it happens very rarely if the medical is taken as
(06:01):
prescribed that there will be an HIV infection, and then
some other potential side effects can be allergic reactions or
problems with the lever. But the full safety information for
this product specifically can be found at a website called
approtude dot com.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
It's great information and I want our audience to remember
what you said, doctor Vinwick. Of course, for one, the
importance of knowing your status, but also of course if
you are on medication, make sure you're taking it properly.
I think those are great things that we're having a
conversation like this again everyone, Doctor John Benwick has been
our guest Achieve medical officer VIEVE Healthcare, sharing some great
(06:38):
information about not only HIV prevention but also help that
is available out there as well. You mentioned that website,
doctor Benwick is at the best place for audience to
go for more information.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Yes, thank you, sars.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
I'm well, there are of course many resources out there
to go and look at for HIV treatment and prevention
options and just HIV disease information in general from a
v perspective. Yes, apporitude dot com is the website to
go to learn more about this long acting injectable prep
option and will.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Make sure have been linked it as well. Doctor Vnwick,
thank you so much for the great work you're doing
and for spending some time with us. Looking forward to
our next discussion together.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Thank you very much. I have a good day.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Thanks you as well, and we think your audience are
tuning into another great segment of Conversations Live again part
of a music and use segment here wyad. Until next time,
I'm your host. Sara's web saying is always injoy your day,
into your life, intoy your world. Thank you all for
chusing Conversations Live. Then it's go make today amazing. Take care,
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