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San Francisco AIDS situation 1988
This film was shot in April 1988 with dying AIDS patients at the Ward 84 at the San Fransisco General Hospital, a hospital quickly becoming world known for their effort to take care of the AIDS patients. This was the early phase of the epidmeic and there was no functioning medication to treat AIDS patients. The film includes interviews with AIDS pioneers Paul Volberding, Mervyn Silverman and Ron Stall.
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| Described year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Theme | Prevention |
| Key persons | Dr Mervin F. Silverman / Mervyn Silverman / Ron Stall |
| Location | North America / San Francisco / United States |
| Keywords | advice / advices / aids patient / behaviour / bible / castro / castro / comprehensive service / condom / condoms / cooperation / cure / cytomega virus / director of health / disease stages / drug / drugs / effort / emotional support / epidemic / fully diagnosed / future / gay / gay men / gods punishment / heterosexual / heterosexuality / heterosexuals / hospice / housing / ignorance / ignorant / infected / infection / kaposi sarkom / kaposi sarkoma / mervyn f. silverman / narcotics / nursing / paul a. volberding / paul volberding / program / promiscuous / provide hospitals / ron stall / san francisco community / sexual behavior / small area / symptoms / teach / transmission / vaccine / virus |
| Production year | 1988 |
| Producer | Face of Aids Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden |
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