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The Story of Aids

The early years of the HIV-AIDS crisis, as told by the people who lived through it

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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4. The end of an epidemic?
How activists and medical staff fought the government to U-turn on Aids treatment in SA
30 Oct 2021,49 mins
3. Aids denialism in South Africa
How South Africa became the epicentre of the global HIV-Aids crisis
23 Oct 2021,49 mins
2. Act Up fights back
How the Aids protest group Act Up accelerated America's response to the crisis
16 Oct 2021,49 mins
1. The beginning
The early years of the HIV-Aids crisis, as told by the people who lived through it
09 Oct 2021,49 mins