BBC SERIES: Four heart-rending stories of children who are HIV+
 

India: Who's Afraid of HIV?
22-minutes, 2006
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Over five million people in India have the HIV virus. The spread is diverse, with little over a quarter of the states accounting for more than 90% of cases. The epidemic is cloaked in secrecy and shame. This has forced 11-year-old Vinod-kumar to hide the condition that would see his family ostracized and his sisters considered unmarriable.
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Malawi: Who's Afraid of HIV?
22-minutes, 2006
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Nearly 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have the HIV virus. There are half a million AIDS orphans in Malawi alone - 1 in 6 primary school children. Doctors, nurses and teachers are dying faster than they can be replaced. 13-year-old Madalitso dreams of becoming a doctor but as one of the AIDS orphans this may be an impossible goal.
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Brazil: Who's Afraid of HIV?
22-minutes, 2006
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Formerly a problem confined mainly to the more prosperous southern regions of Brazil, AIDS has made its way to the northern city of Salvador. However, although Brazil has in place the most advanced HIV treatment programme in the developing world, 14-year-old Daiane still feels unsafe revealing that she has the virus. Her mother, also infected, has fought to get her the best medication available.
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Russia: Who's Afraid of HIV?
22-minutes, 2006
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The city of Kaliningrad is among the worst AIDS affected in Russia. Spread initially by drug users, the virus is now sexually transmitted. Nearly 1 in every 100 people in the region is thought to have HIV. But 3-year-old Svieta, born with foetal alcohol syndrome, requires more than HIV medication. She may need care for the rest of her life.
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A follow up series is being made for broadcast next year.