Jun 12 Watch Government of Thailand Battles AIDS Epidemic Thailand's growing AIDS epidemic has reached hundreds of thousands as the government tries to secure assistance. The NewsHour reports on AIDS in the Asian country and the efforts to reduce the disease and its stigma. Continue watching
May 30 President Bush Proposes Doubling Money to Fight AIDS to $30 Billion By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Wednesday asked Congress for $30 billion to renew and double the funding to combat the global spread of AIDS, calling the disease a "modern-day plague."… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Group in India Targets Sex Trade An organization in India is fighting forced prostitution by counseling and training women in other forms of work and helping their children so they don't follow in their mothers' footsteps. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television provides… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch South Africa Steps Up Fight Against AIDS Critics blame South Africa's high HIV infection rates on government inaction and mixed messages. Recently, however, the deputy president of the country has called for intensification of the fight against AIDS. Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from Johannesburg. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Bill and Melinda Gates Reflect on Need for Global Philanthropy Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation seeks to address worldwide needs in areas including health and education, describe their initiatives and decision-making process. Continue watching
Dec 19 EU Condemns Libyan Death Verdict By PBS News Hour Bulgarian and European Union officials condemned the death sentences handed down Tuesday by a Libyan court to six foreign medical workers for intentionally infecting children with HIV. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch New Initiatives Taken to Combat Malaria and AIDS Results of two studies conducted in Africa show that circumcision can cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men by 50 percent. Meanwhile the Bush administration is launching a new anti-malaria initiative. An expert discusses combating these diseases and… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Conference Stresses Testing, Role of Women in AIDS Prevention World health experts and community leaders gathered in Toronto for the 16th International AIDS Conference. Former NewsHour correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who attended the conference, discusses the ideas put forth. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Washington D.C. Offers Free HIV Tests to Combat Spread of AIDS Washington D.C. has begun to offer a rapid oral HIV test free to residents -- the first program of its kind. The director of the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration discusses the program's aim to increase awareness, draw in more patients and… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Uganda Works to Reduce AIDS Cases Since the 1980s, Uganda has been combatting the spread of AIDS and encouraging community support groups to help fight further developments. Continue watching