Blanket HIV testing: would it work?
This week world's leading experts predicted that we could eradicate HIV/AIDS within 40 years. This would be done by blanket testing most of the world's population and putting them on drugs for the rest of their lives when tested positive. Globally, more than thirty million people have HIV, with two million dying each year. One quarter of those infected live in nine countries in southern Africa and two thirds of these in South Africa. But would blanket testing work? And also, according to another top health official, it's time to turn our approach to global health upside down...
But what does it mean in practice?
Henry Bonsu is joined in the studio by BERN-THOMAS NYANG'WA, Public Health Specialist; ADESINA ILUYEMI, Head of the Global Health Commission at NEPAD Council; and LESLEY-ANNE LONG, Director of Health Education and Training in Africa (HEAT). Also featuring, Dr Brian Williams from the World Health Organisation and Director of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA). And Lord Nigel Crisp, former CEO of the NHS and Author of ‘Turning the World Upside Down – the search for global health in the 21st century’.
The Notting Hill Carnival 2010
From politics to the NHS, and from cricket to the Notting Hill Carnival, to discuss the big stories of the week, Henry Bonsu is joined in the studio by ELLAH ALLFREY, Deputy Editor of Granta Magazine, and ALEXANDER D. GREAT, UK's premier Calypsonian and C
Shoot The Messenger
This week Henry Bonsu looks at the Sunday newspapers with LORNA CAMPBELL, Councillor and founder of the Progressive People's Movement, a social enterprise and financial institution for people of African heritage.jpg)
Shoot The messenger
This week Henry Bonsu looks at the Sunday newspapers and stories of the week with JENNY STIMPSON, TV Producer and Social Entrepreneur, and YOLETTA NYANGE, Journalist and Broadcaster
Shoot The Messenger: Precious: a True Story
This week we discuss the UK Sunday papers and stories of the week with guests, JUANNE FULLER, Broadcaster at Colourful Radio and PRECIOUS WILLIAMS, Writer and Author of 'Precious: a True Story'
Urban Africa
The Design Museum in London is currently hosting Urban Africa, an exhibition gathering over 2,500 photographs taken by reknown Architect David Adjaye, throughout 10 years of his travels around the African cities
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Colombian named world’s shortest manA 24-year-old Colombian man has officially became the world's shortest man. Edward Nino Hernandez has been certified as the world's shortest living mobile male by Guinness World Records, measuring just 27.46 inches. The previous titleholder was He Pingping of China, who was an inch or so taller and died in March.
‘Souuuuul Train’We reflect on classic show Soul Train with Kelly Rowland as it gets its DVD release, the air guitar championships, Madonna searches for Material Girls, and Lionel has a good laugh!
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