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Episode 2: AIDS in Britain and America

The Truth About AIDS

AIDS in Britain and America

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Lord Fowler asks why some nations are failing to reduce the harm from HIV/Aids.

Former UK Health Secretary Lord Fowler focuses on his own experience. When the virus hit Britain, and despite opposition from then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he pushed through a major public information programme.  

Now, 30 years later, Lord Fowler travels across the globe to examine a set of simple but effective policies which can keep people safe and healthy - and to inquire why they still meet fierce resistance in some parts of the world.  

Photo: Aids Activists Rally In Front Of White House (Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

The Truth About...: The Truth About AIDS

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Healthcheck looks at the breakthroughs that have transformed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence to a treatable, preventable disease.

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