Aug. 18, 2006
The NationalMaureen Taylor reports on the promising early test results of a new drug. It's so new, it doesn't have a name yet.
The National
Heather Hiscox interviews Louise Binder, who was infected with HIV 20 years ago and is co-founder of the Canadian Treatment Action Council.
The National
Rob Gordon reports on a Nova Scotia organization that making a huge difference in the fight against AIDS in Africa.
Aug. 17, 2006
The NationalJoan Leishman reports on the battle against AIDS in Canada's black communities and how cultural stigma is a huge barrier to stopping the spread of HIV.
Aug. 16, 2006
The NationalMaureen Taylor reports on the search for the genetic key to beating AIDS.
The National
Kas Roussy reports on the uncertain future of a Vancouver program that offers drug addicts a place where they can use clean needles.
The National
John Northcott reports on the Global Village, a public space at the conference where everyone is welcome to learn more about AIDS and its impact.
Aug. 15, 2006
CBC Radio: The Current
Susan Ormiston looks at how the AIDS epidemic has affected our health care policies in Canada and elsewhere.
Audio: (Runs 16:25)
Newsworld Morning
Nil Koksal reports on how teens are using fashion to increase AIDS awareness.
Aug. 14, 2006
The NationalDarrow McIntyre tells the story of Marie Ens, uprooted from the Canadian prairie and now planted in the middle of the AIDS pandemic in southeast Asia.
The National
Kas Roussy reports on the changing face of HIV/AIDS.
The National
Lindsay Duncombe reports on Canada only level-four research lab.
Aug. 11, 2006
World at Six
Maureen Brosnahan on kids and families infected and affected by AIDS.
Audio: (Runs 4:56)
The National
Health reporter Maureen Taylor on AIDS 2006 in Toronto, the 16th international conference.
Video: (Runs 3:21)
Canada Now
Kyle Brown with a look at last-minute preparations for the international AIDS conference in Toronto.
Video: (Runs 2:22)
Newsworld Morning
Heather Hiscox interviews Nobel-laureate Dr. James Orbinski of Dignitas International (a medical humanitarian organization that works with communities to increase access to life-saving treatment and prevention in areas overwhelmed by HIV/AIDS) and Dave Fleck of the Bank of Montreal about the bank's $1 million donation to fund the organization's AIDS research.
Video: (Runs 5:41)
Aug. 10, 2006:
Canada Now
CBC-TV's John Northcott on Casey House, the world's first AIDS hospice.
Video: (Runs 3:00)
Aug. 9, 2006:
Canada Now
CBC-TV's Diana Swain talks to Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary-general's special envoy for AIDS in Africa.
Video: Part two (Runs 6:15)
The World at Six
CBC Radio's Maureen Brosnahan looks at some of the scientific and medical changes that have taken place in the last quarter century of AIDS research.
Audio: (Runs 4:58)
The National
CBC-TV's Joan Leishman reports on grandparents raising their orphaned grandchildren whose parents died of AIDS.
Video: (Runs 14:45)
The National
CBC-TV's Kas Roussy reports on a Canadian study that suggests people infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to follow their drug therapy than those living in North America.
Video: (Runs 2:26)
Aug. 8, 2006:
Canada Now
CBC-TV's Diana Swain talks to Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary-general's special envoy for AIDS in Africa, about AIDS, the UN and politics.
Video: Part one (Runs 5:32)
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