There’s been a dramatic shift in the attack on HIV-AIDS around the world. The U.S. government and other major powers are now investing billions in the global fight against the disease. Some countries, such as Uganda, have even cut their new infections rate through aggressive public information campaigns.

Host Peggy Wehmeyer talks with Dr. Thomas Coats, director of the Global Health Program at the University of California at Los Angeles, about where we stand in the worldwide battle against HIV/AIDS.

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