About this episode
Sarah and Jess explore the complex story of HIV in China, focusing on the bloodhead scandal of the 1990s.
This week Sarah and Jess head to China to explore the complex, often hidden story of HIV. Along the way, we unpack the devastating bloodhead scandal of the 1990s, when unsafe blood-selling schemes led to entire rural communities becoming infected. Sources HIV HIV/AIDS in China - Wikipedia UNAIDS and China sign two strategic agreements to advance the HIV response | UNAIDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Sarah, Jess
Topics covered
- HIV
- China
- health
- blood scandal
Keywords
- HIV/AIDS
- blood-selling schemes
- rural communities
Mentioned in this episode
Places: China
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