AIDS Prevention in Senegal

Name: AIDS Prevention in Senegal
Uploaded: 2001-03-23T05:00:00Z
Duration: P439S
Description: The AIDS pandemic has killed 17 million persons in Africa, and it has created 12 million orphans. In some countries more than a quarter of the adult population is infected. But in Senegal, a largely Muslim country, the rate of infection is barely one percent. Public health programs get a lot of the credit, as well as religion and personal behavior.

Clip: Season 4 | 7m 19s

The AIDS pandemic has killed 17 million persons in Africa, and it has created 12 million orphans. In some countries more than a quarter of the adult population is infected. But in Senegal, a largely Muslim country, the rate of infection is barely one percent. Public health programs get a lot of the credit, as well as religion and personal behavior.

Aired: 03/23/01

Rating: NR

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AIDS Prevention in Senegal

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