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8 August 2002

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Beat It!’ – a healthy dose of hope Living with AIDS programme 87

There are many messages in our media about how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, but there is comparatively little public information on living with the virus. In this audio report we meet the presenters of the latest series of Beat It - the only TV programme that offers practical information about managing HIV/AIDS and ensuring a better quality of life. Nombeko Mpongo and Vuyani Jacobs are both HIV positive and draw on their personal experiences in hosting the TV series. Beat It! is on e-tv on Tuesdays at 4.30pm and repeated on Sundays at 11.30am. It runs for 12 weeks and ends on November 3, 2002.
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Spain has worst AIDS record in Europe

Spain is  the European country most affected  by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. According to Michael Meulbroek of Projecte Del Noms, an organization that helps people with information and counselling on HIV/AIDS,  the Spanish government  refuses to supply condoms and offers no treatment for people  with HIV/AIDS. The 2001 UNAIDS Report on the pandemic says there are 130 000 people living with AIDS in Spain -   26 000 are women and 1 300 children.
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Time to talk about desire
Living with AIDS programme 86

What would make you change your sexual behaviour to ensure you were safe from risk? In this audio report, the head of the Centre for the Study of AIDS, Mary Crewe, talks about the shortcomings of many of the messages that have been used in South Africa to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. She argues that until messages acknowledge the context in which people are living and recognise the importance that emotions like desire have in motivating sexual behaviour, AIDS prevention messages are unlikely to help people change their risky sexual practices.
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Living with AIDS programme 86

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