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Summary:

South Africa is hard hit by the HIV epidemic which is infecting more than 1500 people per day. At Johannesburg's biggest hospitals, forty to fifty percent of the beds are occupied by patients with AIDS-related infections It is estimated that one fourth of the population will be affected soon. The history of social and economic division that still continues in South Africa is reflected in the way the disease has spread. Poor black women in the townships get only inferior mixtures of AZT to prevent their babies from being born infected. They do not get the information necessary to prevent infection. The disease is not confined to the poor, for affluent whites are also affected by HIV. We hear from patients, social workers, medical experts and government policy makers on the magnitude of the problem.

Contributors:

Griehsel, Marika

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English.

Subjects:

AIDS (Disease) — Political aspects — South Africa

AIDS (Disease) — Social aspects — South Africa

AIDS (Disease) — South Africa

HIV infections — South Africa

Public health — South Africa

AIDS (Disease) — Political aspects

AIDS (Disease)

AIDS (Disease) — Social aspects

HIV infections

Public health

South Africa

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

General Notes:

Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Audience:

For College; Adult audiences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (52 min.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

747799059

Other Control Numbers:

1785273 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP1652616/avon