African Women Taking Control Of HIV

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Kofi Annan has described AIDS in Africa as 'a tragedy on a Biblical scale' - and now famine is making the problem worse. An HIV and AIDS campaigner from Zambia, where over 60% of those affected are women, Brigitte Syamalevwe talks to the programme about living with the condition. Also on the programme: Hair made of chocolate - the latest in beauty from the Peru chocolate festival. Plus, a look at the realistic dolls aiming to replace Barbie, and a real-life life geisha tells her story.