Krishen Samuel Editorial Consultant

Dr Krishen Samuel is a queer scholar whose work centres on HIV, race, gender, sexuality, and intersectional identities. After completing a master’s degree in Global Public Health and Policy in London, he earned a PhD in Health Behaviour and Community Health Promotion as a Fulbright scholar in the United States. He is the Executive Director of EquiDiverse Synergy, a specialist consultancy embedding equity and inclusion and delivering tailored, data-driven research insights for organisations. He currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Krishen Samuel Editorial Consultant

DoxyPEP: Using antibiotics to prevent STIs

Trans and gender diverse people face multiple barriers accessing UK sexual health services

The funding scramble: countries desperately seek HIV finance solutions

Stepping into the AI-driven future of HIV prevention and care

Conflicts and humanitarian crises create new HIV vulnerabilities

“We will not go back!”: a powerful, resolute response to funding cuts at IAS 2025

Are automated campaigns driven by AI the future of HIV prevention?

Injectable PrEP use leads to zero new HIV infections among gay, trans and non-binary Brazilians

Large fall in severe illnesses over two decades in Spain, while co-morbidities stay stable

The intersection of sexuality and HIV: Chinese men’s struggles and resilience

Feelings about sex after your HIV diagnosis

“You don’t fit into any of the boxes”: trans men’s experiences with PrEP

Criminalisation of homosexuality undermines HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa

Growing racial and gender PrEP inequities in England, despite increased access

Big falls in HIV deaths in high-income countries – except for injecting drug users

The US opioid crisis has reached older people with HIV

People who inject drugs in the US are more aware of PrEP, but aren’t taking it

Over 30 years, big fall in HIV among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, but hepatitis C remains high