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Honouring World AIDS Day

From testimonies shedding a spotlight on discrimination and stigma to newsreels about scientific advances and awareness campaigns, with these TV programmes we'd like to commemorate World AIDS Day and to honour the lives lost since the 1980s

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

Jean-Marc Cauwels was one of the first Belgians to reveal his seropositivity in a TV interview.

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

The extraordinary story of an apparently ordinary woman, except she’s been living with the AIDS virus for 10 years and she’s feeling quite OK.

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

As from 1 April, tritherapy for patients suffering from AIDS will be more largely reimbursed.

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

Until recently, the Congo has been little affected by AIDS – infinitely less so than its neighbouring countries. But since the war of August, ’98, the situation has steadily deteriorated along with the general state of the country.

Danish Broadcasting Corporation

A Danish naturopath claims that he has a product that is effective against AIDS and a leading doctor in AIDS research says that it is incredible that Denmark does not keep the sale of natural medicine in check.

Deutsche Welle

Anti Aids Spot

Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision

informative programme on the disease AIDS. It deals with how it's transmitted through unsafe sex and the re-use of needles when doing drugs.

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

Statistics and explanation on AIDS: how is it transmitted?

Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization

A documentary about several anti AIDS-campains in Belgium with testimonies of physicians and patients.

Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization

Decrease of the deceases due to AIDS by new treatments and better medications.

RTV Slovenia

Julka Vahen discusses AIDS and presenting the informational material by the Federal Committee on AIDS. By the official data gathered back then, Yugoslavia reported 11 AIDS patients to the WHO by the end of June, 1987.

Memoriav-RTS

Young people offer their own accounts in the face of Aids

National Audiovisual Institute France

In 1984, following an announcement by the American Secretary of State that an AIDS virus has been discovered in the United States, this report looks back at the French discovery in 1983 and looks at the prospects for diagnosis and vaccination.

RTV Slovenia

The main purpose of World Day against AIDS, 1 of December, is to indicate the pandemic nature of AIDS and HIV and trying to restrain them by providing relevant information.

British Broadcasting Corporation

Newsreader Nicholas Witchell introduces a Mike Donkin report about an old school building being turned into an aids hospice.; Original language summary: -

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

World day for the fight against AIDS: a mobile screening bus in the province of Liege goes to meet the most fragile populations to make them aware of taking care of their own health and that of others.

Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision

Medical program on current issues: AIDS and the position of (district) health centres. Presented from the AMC (Academic Medical Centre) in Amsterdam.

National Audiovisual Archive

Discussion about the disease, its course, the perceptions surrounding it today, on World AIDS Day.

National Audiovisual Archive

A segment from the Hungarian television's news, 14.06.1989, on AIDS. In 1989 there were 22 registered AIDS patients, 14 of them already dead. As no vaccine was available, the most important counter-measure is education.

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

Report shot in Uganda soon after the civil war ended: the situation regarding AIDS and the country's intensive HIV prevention campaign.