| Uganda
Works to Reduce AIDS Cases
NewsHour
correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports
on Uganda's campaign to reduce AIDS. (6/28/06) Botswana's
Continuing Fight Against AIDS
Susan
Dentzer provides an update
on President Bush's trip to Botswana and the AIDS situation there. Ray
Suarez then discusses
the AIDS-related challenges facing the country and the rest of Africa with
experts on the region. (7/10/03) Pres.
Bush's Plan to Fight AIDS in Africa
Gwen
Ifill and guests discuss
President Bush's recent proposal to spend $15 billion over five years to pay
for AIDS treatment and prevention programs in Africa and the Caribbean. (2/10/03)
Report
from Malawi Jonathan
Silvers reports on the repercussions
of the continuing AIDS plague in Malawi. In this dispatch he examines the
plight of those widows and orphans left behind after husbands and fathers succumb
to the disease. (8/26/02) About
Malawi Earlier:
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Malawi, where nearly one
in ten people is infected. (5/14/01) Orphaned
by AIDS in Zambia
An
estimated 650,000 children have lost a parent to AIDS in Zambia, where 20
percent of adults suffer from AIDS/HIV. (5/09/02) About
Zambia
NewsHour Extra for Students: The United Nations holds a special session on
the rights of children, addressing issues such as AIDS and reproductive health.
(5/08/02)
UN
Special Session on Children
Kaiser Family Foundation fact sheet on the
Global Impact of HIV/AIDS on Youth. (in PDF) International
Policy
Experts discuss the global
response to the AIDS crisis. (5/21/01) Senegal's
Success A
report from Senegal on an effective AIDS prevention program. (5/17/01)
About
Senegal Fighting
Back in Botswana A
relatively well-off country tries
to tackle the AIDS crisis. (5/16/01) Nearly
36 percent of Botswana's adults
are believed to have HIV or AIDS. (5/15/01) About
Botswana How
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