Online documentary: The Age of AIDS
December 1st, 2006 by Zsofia
After a quarter century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world, particularly in developing nations. An extensive 2-part documentary by PBS’s Frontline, made for the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, looks at the state of the disease which has killed over 25 million people to date.
“It’s a very human virus, a very human epidemic. It touches right to the heart of our existence,” says Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of UNAIDS. “When you think of it, that in let’s say 25 years, about 70 million people have become infected with this virus, probably coming from one [transmission] … it’s mind blowing.”
