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title: "[PODCAST] Could an implant the size of a match stick save teenagers from HIV?"
description: "Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim-Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men."
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author: "Mia Malan for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism"
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published: "2019-09-05T01:25:59"
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# [PODCAST] Could an implant the size of a match stick save teenagers from HIV?

> Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim-Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men.

By Mia Malan for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism · Published 5 September 2019, 03:25 SAST

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