Actress, Playwright And Advocate Danai Gurira Partners With Johnson & Johnson To Help End HIV/AIDS As She Addresses Global Citizen And Visits HIV Clinical Trial In South Africa

Actress, playwright and activist Danai Gurira hit the red carpet at the Mandela 100 Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg before making a powerful and emotional speech at the event spotlighting the women across Africa who are participating in a clinical trial of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine that could help to prevent HIV.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

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Actress, playwright and activist Danai Gurira hit the red carpet at the Mandela 100 Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg before making a powerful and emotional speech at the event spotlighting the women across Africa who are participating in a clinical trial of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine that could help to prevent HIV. “Today, we are much closer to preventing HIV– and that was something none of us could ever have imagined.” #makeHIVhistory.

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3rd December 2018: Actress, playwright and activist Danai Gurira visits Aurum Tembisa Clinic leaders in South Africa to learn about the advancements being made by Johnson & Johnson to help prevent HIV in the Imbokodo trial. #makeHIVhistory

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