In this episode, the Senior Principal Clinical Research Scientist at Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) breaks down the science behind rising STI and HIV risk among young women in Kenya. Adolescent girls are twice as likely to contract STIs as boys. Many infections show no symptoms, which means they often go untreated until years later when complications appear as infertility, chronic pain, or pregnancy challenges.
We explore why adolescent girls are biologically more vulnerable, how power dynamics and poverty increase risk, and why prevention tools only work when they fit real life conditions. Professor Bukusi also explains how a single dose of the HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer and why elimination is possible if vaccination coverage rises high enough.
This episode is about evidence, responsibility, and action. Prevention depends on honest conversations, accurate information, early testing, and vaccines that reach the people who need them.
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