Health--Congo: Handed a Death Sentence

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Health--Congo: Handed a Death Sentence

IPS Wire (12/16/97)

Abstract: On December 1, World AIDS Day, a number of HIV-infected children in Congo traveled to various schools and other public places to help educate other children on the dangers of the virus. Berthin Kouendolo, head of the Regional Anti-AIDS Program in the Kouilou region, explained that the final result was intended to ensure that "parents, who are the people most exposed to this illness, ... become aware and imagine the suffering of the orphaned and sick children they will leave behind." The program did help create an awareness of AIDS in children who previously did not believe the disease existed or did not realize children could be infected, and some have said they now plan to discuss AIDS with their families.

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