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Dr. Figueroa on HIV AIDS in Jamaica

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Uploaded by on Aug 25, 2009

Dr. Peter Figueroa led Jamaica's battle against the AIDS epidemic for more than twenty-five years. He reflects on the institutional and social factors that made it difficult for the National HIV Control Program (and Jamaica's political leaders) to come to grips with HIV/AIDS in the gay community.
This video is part of a global conversation about HIV/AIDS, stigma, secrecy and homophobia. Join the conversation and tell us your story at:
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Produced by Micah Fink with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with WNET's WorldFocus program. Videographer/Editor: Gabrielle Weiss.

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  • @warminator

    And if they don't, they will all catch AIDS and the whole country will die.

  • Jamaica can only get their HIV issue better under control, if they stop thinking they can wish, pray, burn or beat the gays away.

  • This guy is a hero......

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