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Category: Africa
A New and Different HIV Testing Program
Developing nations are closely monitoring efforts in Botswana, the first African country to both routinely offer confidential HIV testing and provide AIDS drugs to all who need them. [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] JIM LEHRER: AIDS in the developing world. This week, thousands of delegates are meeting in Bangkok for the […]
Samaritan’s Purse in Sudan
South Africa’s Water Meters
Chad’s Refugee Crisis
Timbuktu Libraries
Family Planning in Zambia
Subsidy Struggle
Chad’s Pipeline
In one of the poorest countries in the world, a new tactic is being tried to make sure its natural resources get used to help the people of the nation. The World Bank has signed on to help make sure that the money that Chad gets for its oil is used to make the lives […]
Senegal’s Success – In Dealing With AIDS Epidemic
Senegal has all the ingredients for a major AIDS epidemic. In spite of this, it has managed to control the spread of AIDS by addressing multiple vectors of infection. For example, religious leaders in the nation have taken a proactive stance to help their congregations prevent the spread of AIDS. It is also required that […]
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AIDS in South Africa ’00
An update on the AIDS crisis in South Africa as the nation prepares for the 13th International AIDS Conference. Click here to watch the video » [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: When democracy came to South Africa in 1994, it was supposed to bridge the huge gap […]