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WITNESS Video Trip Report DRC 2008
By: WITNESS Media Archive
Posted: Sep 29 08
Witnessed: 5362 times
Regions: Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Issues: Drugs & human rights, Health, HIV-AIDS
Tags: access to medical treatment, Africa, Congo, DRC, Health, HIV/AIDS
Our colleagues Becky Lichtenfeld and Bukeni Waruzi travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with Youssou N'Dour in September to work with local organizations and government officials and help catalyze action in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region. Read this blog post for a complete roundup of their time in Kinshasa and to learn how to take action.
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