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U.S. Initiatives Fight AIDS in Haiti

Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, also has one of the highest AIDS infection rates. The problem could have been a lot worse if not for the work of two innovative doctors at the Gheskio Center in the capital Port Au Prince and a rural project run by the Partners in Health.

May 27, 2003 by Fred de Sam Lazaro

Fred de Sam Lazaro

Fred de Sam Lazaro is executive director of the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas and a correspondent for PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

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