Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Highlights Broadcast Coverage Related to XVI International AIDS Conference

Several broadcast programs have reported on the XVI International AIDS Conference and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Summaries appear below.

• BBC World Service's "NewsHour": The program on Monday aired a special three-part series on how China is addressing social problems in the country, including the spread of HIV/AIDS. The segment profiles the town of Ruili in Yunnan Province, one of the areas most affected by HIV/AIDS, and includes comments from residents at risk of contracting HIV (McGivering, "NewsHour," BBC World Service, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• CBC Radio's "The Current": The program on Monday included interviews with Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, about how AIDS research, treatment, funding and advocacy have affected health care policies in Canada and around the world; Ivan Fletcher at Insite, a supervised injection site in Vancouver, about the role of clean needle programs; Alan Sears, a sociology professor at Ryerson University, about how HIV/AIDS has affected Canada's gay community; Cory Silverberg, a sexual health educator and sex shop co-owner, about the impact of HIV/AIDS on sexuality; Paul Heck, a music producer with The Red Hot Organization, and Tina Hoff, a Kaiser Family Foundation vice president and director entertainment and media partnerships, on the role of entertainment media in fighting HIV/AIDS; Susan Wallis, one of the artists contributing to the exhibit "Fragility and Hope" on display this week at the St. James Cathedral in Toronto; and Rafael Campo, who teaches and practices general internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and won the 1993 National Poetry Series Award for his collection of poetry, which he will be sharing at the IAC this week ("The Current," CBC Radio, 8/14). Audio of part one of the program is available online in RealPlayer. Audio of part two of the program is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• CBC TV: The segment reports on how Canadian musicians are donating their songs to benefit HIV/AIDS. The segment includes comments from Darcy Ataman, producer of "A Song for Africa," and Canadian musicians who participated in the project (Brunzell, CBC TV, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• CBC TV: The segment reports on women with HIV/AIDS speaking about their experiences at the IAC. The segment includes comments from Louise Binder, chair of the Canadian Treatment Action Council; Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and HIV-positive women (Roussey, CBC TV, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• Citytv's "CityNews": The program on Monday reported on rallies focusing on women and HIV/AIDS. The segment includes comments from U.N. Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis and participants in the rallies (Moore, "CityNews," Citytv, 8/14). Video of the segment is available online.
  


• Citytv's "CityNews": The program on Monday reported on criticism of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper for not attending the conference. The segment includes comments from actor Richard Gere; Lewis; Mark Wainberg, co-chair of AIDS Conference and director of the McGill University AIDS Centre; and Canadian politicians attending the IAC (Politi, "CityNews," Citytv, 8/14). Video of the segment is available online.
  


• CTV's "Canada AM": The segment examines a photography exhibit at the conference of HIV-positive Africans who have received treatment. The segment includes comments from Dorit Thies, the photographer who created the exhibit, and HIV-positive Ugandans featured in the exhibit (Ien, "Canada AM," CTV, 8/14). Video of the segment is available online.
  


• CTV's "CTV Toronto": The program on Monday included an interview with Jennifer Kates, a Kaiser Family Foundation vice president and director of HIV policy, about a new report on HIV prevention and the focus on prevention during the second day of the conference ("CTV Toronto," CTV, 8/14). Video of the segment is available online.
  


• CTV's "Newsnet": The program included an interview with Neil Rau, an infectious-diseases consultant at Mississauga, Canada's Credit Valley Hospital, who is attending the conference, about the focus at the IAC on prevention ("Newsnet," CTV, 8/14). Video of the interview is available online.
  


• GlobalTV's "Global National": The segment reports on news from the conference, criticism of Harper for not attending the conference, and includes comments from former President Clinton; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation; and delegates at the conference (Harris/McNabb, "Global National," 8/14). Video of the segment is available online. In addition, a "Global National" gallery of celebrities involved in fighting HIV/AIDS is available online.
  


• NPR's "All Things Considered": The program on Monday examined the successes and challenges delegates are presenting at the conference. The segment includes comments from Kevin De Cock, director of the HIV/AIDS Department at the World Health Organization; Bill Gates; Bill Pop, who leads one of the three HIV/AIDS treatment networks in Haiti; and a physician with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Knox, "All Things Considered," NPR, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• NPR's "All Things Considered": The program on Monday also included a review of Andrew Holleran's book, "Grief: A Novel," which addresses loss in the age of HIV/AIDS (Cheuse, "All Things Considered," NPR, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• NPR's "Day to Day": The program on Monday examined the debate over Uganda's HIV prevention and treatment programs and the view of some advocates and officials that the emphasis of the country's "ABC" HIV prevention model -- which stands for abstinence, be faithful and use condoms -- has shifted from condom use to abstinence and fidelity. The NPR segment includes comments from Edward Baligonzaki, pastor of a church in Kampala; Noerine Kaleeba, who founded The AIDS Support Organization in Uganda; Stephen Langa, executive director of the Family Life Network, which conducts abstinence workshops for young people and teachers; Jonathan Mermin, a physician and public health epidemiologist at CDC; Yoweri Museveni, Uganda's President; Beatrice Were, an HIV-positive HIV/AIDS advocate working in Uganda; and an HIV-positive Ugandan woman (de Sam Lazaro, "Day to Day," NPR, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
  


• Radio Canada International's "Canada Today to Africa": The program on Monday included comments from Wainberg and RCI's Lyne-Francoise Pelletier, who is covering the IAC (Desjardins, "Canada Today to Africa," RCI, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in Windows Media.
  


• RCI's "Canada Today to Europe": The program on Monday examined a new report finding that aboriginal people account for nearly a quarter of new HIV cases in Canada, and also included an interview with Wainberg (Bellemare/Travis, "Canada Today to Europe," RCI, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in Windows Media.
  


• RCI's "Canada Today to India": The program on Monday reported on criticism of Harper for not attending the conference, as well as Health Minister Tony Clement's defense of Harper's absence, and included an interview with Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations (Gwiazda, "Canada Today to India," RCI, 8/14). The complete segment is available online in Windows Media.