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Crossing The Last Mile

Crossing The Last Mile

By: UNAIDS East and Southern Africa
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Welcome to Crossing The Last Mile, a podcast by UNAIDS East and Southern Africa, hosted by Anne Githuku Shongwe.

Join us for this and other episodes as we tell the remarkable story of resilience and undying hope for the journey to end AIDs as a public health threat by 2030.

This podcast is supported by the partnership 2gether4SRHR and was made at SemaBOX.

Walk with us as we go Crossing The Last Mile.

You can find out more about us and our work by logging on the links below:

https://www.unaids.org/en
https://www.2gether4srhr.org/
https://semabox.africa/UNAIDS East and Southern Africa Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Episode 3 - Sue Nyanthi, Author of The Polygamist

    Episode 3 - Sue Nyanthi, Author of The Polygamist
    Jul 8 2026
    The Netflix hit series The Polygamist has captivated audiences around the world, sparking conversations about love, power, relationships and the choices people make. In this episode of Crossing the Last Mile, we sit down with acclaimed author Sue Nyathi to unpack the deeper issues at the heart of the story. Together, we explore the realities of HIV, sexual networks, transactional relationships, treatment, the "blesser" culture, gender dynamics and the social forces that continue to shape vulnerability to HIV. It's a thought provoking conversation that goes beyond the screen to examine the issues that affect millions of lives.

    Executive producers: Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Bathsheba Okwenje for UNAIDS
    Producers: Koketso Madubye, Aude Labbe-Videau
    Creative Lead; Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Writers: Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Engineering: Dan Aceda, House of Dillie
    Narration by Susan Kimashia
    Mix and Mastering - SemaBOX
    Supported by - 2gerther 4 SRHR
    All rights reserved.
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    51 mins
  • Hot Mic with Nomonde Ngema (Minisode)

    Hot Mic with Nomonde Ngema (Minisode)
    May 25 2026
    TBD

    Executive producers: Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Bathsheba Okwenje for UNAIDS
    Producers: Koketso Madubye, Aude Labbe-Videau
    Creative Lead; Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Writers: Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Engineering: Dan Aceda, House of Dillie
    Narration by Susan Kimashia
    Mix and Mastering - SemaBOX
    Supported by - 2gerther 4 SRHR
    All rights reserved.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 2 - Nomonde Ngema: young, positive, unstoppable

    Episode 2 - Nomonde Ngema: young, positive, unstoppable
    Apr 1 2026
    In East and Southern Africa, HIV has a face, and it is disproportionately young and female.
    Of the 21.1 million people living with HIV in the region, adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 acquire HIV at three times the rate of their male peers. Of every new infection among young people in this region, 28% are in adolescent girls and young women.

    But behind every statistic is a life. A story of navigating relationships, healthcare systems, stigma, and self-worth, often in silence.

    Understanding what it truly means to live with HIV as a young woman in this region isn't just an act of compassion. It's essential intelligence for anyone working to end this epidemic. Because the last mile isn't a road. It's a person.

    Today, we hear from one of them: Nomonde Ngema


    Executive producers: Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Bathsheba Okwenje for UNAIDS
    Producers: Koketso Madubye, Aude Labbe-Videau
    Creative Lead; Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Writers: Dan Aceda, Bathsheba Okwenje
    Engineering: Dan Aceda, House of Dillie
    Narration by Susan Kimashia
    Mix and Mastering - SemaBOX
    Supported by - 2gerther 4 SRHR
    All rights reserved.
    Show More Show Less
    39 mins
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