Coventry University Podcasts

Aids in sub-Saharan Africa - Professor Hazel Rose Barrett

Professor Hazel Barrett has spent a number of years researching the aids pandemic in the sub-Saharan countries of Africa. Despite the numerous efforts over the years the AIDS virus continues to grow in the number of people contracting and dying from the infection.

In this talk Hazel discusses some of the many causes influencing the problem of AIDS and HIV in the countries of Africa, arguing that the issues can only partially be solved by medical advancements. She also discusses the socio-economic factors that are influencing the prominence of AIDS throughout this region.

Hazel also discusses the impact that the virus is continuing to have on the UK and the many myths that surround the virus.

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