Coalition Corner Podcast

In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we're taking a closer look at the challenges in the Caribbean's HIV and human rights response and what can be done to reset amid recent global developments.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

The Caribbean has made tremendous strides in eliminating the mother to child transmission of many diseases including HIV and syphilis. In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we discuss the issue with representatives from Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

There’s no doubt that young people across the Caribbean face unique challenges when it comes to sexual and reproductive health. While they grow up in societies where sex is often openly discussed in music, media, and everyday life, access to comprehensive, factual, and judgment-free sexual and reproductive health education remains limited.So how do young people navigate these issues? We're exploring that and more in this episode of the CVC Coalition Corner podcast.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

Across the Caribbean, arts and culture have become powerful tools for advocacy, education, and social change. Through theatre, music, spoken word, and visual storytelling, edutainment-based initiatives are breaking down stigma, sparking conversations, and empowering people affected by HIV.In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we’re exploring how the arts have been instrumental in HIV advocacy, the impact of these cultural initiatives, and what more can be done to integrate creativity into the regional HIV response and human rights movement.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

As more men living with HIV grow older, they face unique challenges, from managing long-term treatment to navigating stigma, relationships, and overall well-being. In this episode, of the Coalition Corner podcast, we’re exploring what aging with HIV looks like for men, the barriers they encounter, and the support systems that can make a difference.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

The first episode of our Coalition Corner Podcast Season 2 explore the issue of growing older while living with HIV. As the HIV-positive population ages, new challenges emerge that require urgent attention. Older adults living with HIV face a unique intersection of health issues, including age-related co-morbidities, medication interactions, stigma, and the need for specialized healthcare services that address both aging and HIV management.Joining us on this episode to discuss the topic are Dr. Alisha Robb Allen - Acting Senior Director of the Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness' HIV/STI Unit and Joan Stephens who has been living with HIV for decades.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

In this episode we’re talking with two individuals who have worked more than a decade each with CVC in the HIV response. We sat down with CVC’s Contracts and Procurement Officer Andrea ChinSee and Technical Programme Officer Marlon Thompson to look at the work they’ve been doing in the regional HIV response and how things have changed.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

In this episode we’re discussing the rollout of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) in Jamaica and Guyana as a new and innovative tool in the HIV response. Dr. Sasha Blackwood  from the Centre for HIV/AIDS Research and Education Services (CHARES) at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica and  Joel Simpson  from the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) in Guyana joins us.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

In this episode of the CVC-produced Coalition Corner podcast, we explore issues around spirituality and sexuality. Can someone be Christian and gay? Our guests, Theologian Damien Williams and Unitarian Universalist Minister Angeline C. Jackson, who are also members of the LGBTQ+ community, help us tackle the issue.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition

The first episode of the Coalition Corner Podcast is a special World AIDS Day conversation. World AIDS Day 2023 is being commemorated under the theme 'Let Communities Lead' we therefore explored the importance of Civil Society Organisations across the Caribbean in the regional HIV response. CVC Executive Director Ivan Cruickshank sat down with Kandasi Levermore Executive Director for the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life and Dr. Richard Amenyah UNAIDS Multi Country Director in the Caribbean.For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org.Follow on social mediaFacebook: @CaribbeanVulnerableCommunitiesInstagram: @cvccoalitionTwitter/X: @cvccoalition