An Interview with Zackie Achmat: A World AIDS Day Special Report

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An Interview with Zackie Achmat: A World AIDS Day Special Report

From: The Stanley Foundation
Length: 00:11:40

An interview with leading South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat. Read the full description.

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South Africa has some of the highest HIV/AIDS infections rates in the world. And the country's ruling party, the African National Congress, and former President Thabo Mbeki spent years denying a connection between HIV and AIDS. But South Africa also has Zackie Achmat, a world renowned activist who has mobilized thousands of volunteers from America and elsewhere in the fight against AIDS. Correspondent Kristin McHugh recently sat down with Achmat in his home for a candid discussion on the struggle against AIDS in South Africa and his own personal battle with the disease.

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South Africa has some of the highest HIV/AIDS infections rates in the world. And the country's ruling party, the African National Congress, and former President Thabo Mbeki (TAH-bo mm-BECK-ee) spent years denying a connection between HIV and AIDS. But South Africa also has Zackie Achmat (ZACK-key OCK-mott), a world renowned activist who has mobilized thousands of volunteers from America and elsewhere in the fight against AIDS. Correspondent Kristin McHugh recently sat down with Achmat in his home for a candid discussion on the struggle against AIDS in South Africa and his own personal battle with the disease.