Leora Pillay (Casey)
@Leora_Casey
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Lead for HIV Prevention Advocacy @FrontlineAIDS. Feminist, public health specialist & HIV activist. South African & mamma to twin girls.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined May 2009
The roll-out of lenacapavir, the highly effective long-acting HIV prevention drug COULD be a game-changer! Priveleged to be quoted in the @bmj_latest. "It has moved much faster than other forms of PrEP & other drugs, and that’s been really positive," says Leora Pillay.
The roll-out of lenacapavir, the highly effective long-acting HIV prevention drug shows promise. "It has moved much faster than other forms of PrEP & other drugs, and that’s been really positive," says @Leora_Casey, HIV prevention lead @frontlineaids ⤵️
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I was part of the @frontlineaids team with @clare2291 that developed the 2025 reports showing the impact of the #HIV funding cuts in Africa & the true impact on communities, as well as country-specific recommendations to #endAIDS. Read them here:
frontlineaids.org
In 2025, Africa experienced the sharpest #HIV funding contraction anywhere in the world. 💰📉 Our new reports reveal the true impact on communities & offer tangible, country-specific recommendations to #endAIDS. 🌎 Explore here ⤵️ https://t.co/dNETSny3Fd
#WorldAIDSDay
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Funding cuts have had a devastating impact on the global HIV response. But as our new reports show, there are signs of hope, says @JohnPlastow, Executive Director @frontlineaids
#WAD2025 ⤵️Read more https://t.co/5coM3Yaugb
theguardian.com
Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030
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France’s President Macron hosted the 6thReplenishment of the @GlobalFund in 2019 & committed increases in funds to fight #AIDS, #TB & #Malaria in 2022. @EmmanualMacron: we cannot afford to have empty chairs at tomorrows Pledging Summit; we need #MoreNowThanEver
#FundingGapsKill
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1 DAY TO GO! Tomorrow, the world unites for the @GlobalFund Eighth Replenishment Summit – a pivotal moment to fight the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, reinforce health and community systems and save millions more lives. Together, we will #StopAtNothing to defeat
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Game-changing new drugs mean we can now end AIDS by 2030 if we choose to. @YinkaIlori_’s artwork is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when we choose hope. @10downingstreet & @yvettecoopermp please maintain a pledge of £1 billion to the @globalfund & choose to #EndAIDS!
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Started the #WorldHealthSummit in the esteemed company of @Dr_JeanKaseya from @AfricaCDC to discuss concrete actions that can be taken to eliminate mother2child transmission of #HIV, hepatitis B, or syphilis in Africa with strong African leadership, solutions & financing!
At the #WorldHealthSummit, I joined partners and civil society leaders to call for an Africa where no child is born with HIV, hepatitis B, or syphilis. Africa has the tools and leadership to end these infections. Through the African Elimination for Vertical Transmission
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Privileged to represent @frontlineaids at the @WorldHealthSmt starting at a VIP breakfast addressing the role that civil society can play in the elimination of the vertical transmission of #HIV #HBV and syphllis in Africa through #integration
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We are excited to welcome our newest FGS Integration Group (FIG) member, @SpeakUpAfrica1 🎉 Based in #Senegal, @SpeakUpAfrica1 is a leading advocacy and communications organisation driving progress in public health and sustainable development across Africa.
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The @EVA_Nigeria exhibit showed how young people are born into a world of opportunity & technology, but are denied access to #HIV self tests or long acting PrEP due to the age of consent & legal restrictions. Young people should have the right to decide about #HIV prevention
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I represented the #FGS integration group at the Seat at the Table exhibition @ #WHA78 & prepared this exhibit to show the devastating impact #FGSchisto has on women & girls, including increasing #HIV risk. #FGSchisto integration with #SRH & #HIV is needed NOW! @frontlineaids
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health for South Africa, speaks to how #UHC is a priority for SA as "we can not afford not to make sure we can domestically fund the #HIV response". @GlobalFund investment compliments national work to build a stronger health system #WHA78
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"We need to be the generation that is committed to ending #HIV for good. This our fight and we cannot stop now". Passionate advocate @sibulele_sibaca speaks at the @GlobalFund event on the sidelines of the #WHA78 #endaids
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Honoured to represent @frontlineaids at the @GlobalFund event @ the #WHA78 looking at the current context where we need sustained investment & sustained leadership as we journey toward national ownership of health & #UHC and #EndAIDS prevent #HIV
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We can't wait to see #ASeatAtTheTable at #WHA78! 🎨 As part of the FGS Integration Group (FIG), our piece “A Seat for Snails: The Hidden Impact of FGS on HIV” spotlights the need for the integration of #FGS and #HIV. RSVP to attend in Geneva➡️
eliminateschisto.org
A Seat at the Table," a 2025 World Health Assembly side event amplifying the voices of those with lived experience of illness and champion a people-centered approach to healthcare.
If you're at #WHA78, please make time for 'A Seat at the Table'. This art exhibition is a side event which champions people-centred care and amplifies voices of lived experience. The exhibition features work from over 15 global health organisations.
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The #WHA78 this year has a different tone - but the global health community is slowly moving away from agonizing over the US aid loss & moving into organizing to #ENDAIDS, secure #HIV prevention & #integration with @frontlineaids an integral part in this transition period.
It is terrifying and inspirational to be at #WHA78 this year. Persevering together with courage and creativity could help us to deal with grief and find new solutions for the way forward #EndAIDS #WHA78 @frontlineaids
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📢 Join us for our #WHA78 side event with @CoalitionPLUS! An impressive panel of speakers will discuss how to sustain #HIV prevention services during uncertain times Register in advance: In-person➡️ https://t.co/Y7Xqnr4QaM Virtual➡️ https://t.co/3nZ4H2Ht7I ⏰ 22 May @ 18:30 CEST
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.@giz_gmbh's commitment to #FGS care in Malawi promises to deliver results, putting women at the centre 🇩🇪🇲🇼 "FGS is not only about women as 'victims' & patients, but particularly about empowerment of women to take an active role in tackling FGS" - Ruth Schumacher, GIZ #IWD2025
Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this year by joining tomorrow's webinar looking at how female genital #schistosomiasis (#FGS) can be integrated into #HIV & #SRHR services. ⏰ 7 March @ 2pm GMT Register now ⤵️ https://t.co/lJWyYLjCHa
#IWD2025 #FGSchsito
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