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World Service,31 Oct 2001,24 mins

HIV and Aids in Africa

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The massive problem of HIV infection in Africa. There are 9 African countries which have had a reduction of 20 years or more in their average life expectancies. The social and economic effects of the HIV epidemic are likely to be huge, and an affordable and effective vaccine cannot come soon enough.

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