Women are the answer. Interview by Colin Parish.
Women are suffering in far greater numbers than men in the HIV/AIDS disaster in Africa. Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, says a global approach is needed to stem the tide of misery. Nurses can play their part too.
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