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African perspectives 1987
This is an excerpt from one of the first documentaries on AIDS and Africa produced by British Channel 4 in 1987. The title of the film was “African Perspectives”, focusing on how the virus started to spread at an alarming rate through the Pan African Highway in countries like Uganda and Tanzania in the late 80´s.
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| Described year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Theme | Spread |
| Key persons | Dr Samuel Okware |
| Location | Africa / Rakai District / Uganda |
| Keywords | aids range / class / condom / condoms / denial / educating / education / facts / family structure / fear / heterosexual / heterosexuality / heterosexuals / hope / immunity / malaria / pan-african highway / parents / prevention programs / safe sex / school / sex / sex worker / sex workers / stigma / symptoms / teach / teacher / teenager / threat / transmission / victims / virus / woman |
| Production year | 1987 |
| Project/Authority | National Aids Commission |
| Producer | Channel 4, London, UK / Face of Aids Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden |
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