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Being Positive
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AIDS - where did it come from? Is it still such a risk to people in the UK? What effect is it having worldwide? Being Positive travels the world and explores the nature of HIV AIDS, from its origins to the lives of people living with HIV.

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A Ugandan baby

Explore the issues involved in health care in developing nations in a free course sample drawn from Preparing For Development.

Counting the crisis

A boy stands in front of a 1 in 20 graffito

What exactly do we mean by "AIDS crisis"? How big is the problem? And who's counting the crisis.

The scale of the fight

A health centre in Tanzania

Nearly 70 per cent of all people wth HIV/AIDS live in Sub-Saharan Africa. These are the challenges of HIV AIDS.

 

Weblinks

Various websites

There's a wide range of information about HIV AIDS available online. We've selected some of the best for our weblinks suggestions.

The science of HIV

The Golden Gate bridge

First noticed amongst gay men in the US, now threatening millions in Africa. What is AIDS, and why is a cure so elusive?

 

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OU prospectus fans

Find out more about OU courses on offer and ways to study - order your guide to courses.

Books and courses

Books and Courses

Want to find out more? Our experts have hand-picked some books and courses that take the themes of Being Positive a little further.

 
 

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