RN Documentary: The Pearl and the Plague
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
Length: 29:30
The HIV AIDS epidemic broke out among intravenous drug users and sex workers in Ukraine ten years ago. It is now one of the most serious in Europe. An estimated four hundred thousand Ukrainians are now living with the virus. As producer H?l?ne Michaud discovers, a new face of the virus is merging: more and more young people who do not belong to marginalized groups are getting infected.
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Piece Description
The HIV AIDS epidemic broke out among intravenous drug users and sex workers in Ukraine ten years ago. It is now one of the most serious in Europe. An estimated four hundred thousand Ukrainians are now living with the virus. As producer H?l?ne Michaud discovers, a new face of the virus is merging: more and more young people who do not belong to marginalized groups are getting infected.
Transcript
Radio Netherlands presents:
The Pearl and the Plague :
the changing face of aids in Ukraine
The programme is presented by H?l?ne Michaud.
H?l?ne script
Ukraine has one of the fastest growing HIV Aids epidemics in Europe.
A little over ten years ago, there were just a few hundred registered cases, now over four hundred thousand Ukrainians may be living with the virus.
SOUND media spot, fade
In this new media campaign a famous Ukrainian pop singer says she?s just been tested and there?s nothing to be scared about. And that testing and treatment are now available ? free of charge.
The campaign shows the new face of aids in the country: more and more young, healthy people and their children are becoming infected.
People like Oxana and Nicolai.
Nicolai ( voice-over)
My first encounter with HIV was when I heard tha...
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