Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with South Africa's former Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge about how her government's controversial approach to HIV/AIDS has hampered effective prevention and treatment.

A 23-year-old illegal immigrant died recently while in federal custody. It happened at a US detention facility in Los Angeles. The detainee had AIDS and the case is raising questions about the quality of medical care available to immigrants in custody. Rob Schmitz of station KQED has the story.

In the wake of the firing several weeks ago of it's Deputy Director, the South African Health Department today issued a recall of 20-million potentially defective condoms. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with AIDS expert and author Helen Epstein about the current turmoil surrounding the country's battle with one of the world's worst AIDS epidemics.

In South Africa, people infected with HIV can now buy life insurance. That change in business practice reflects a dramatic change in medical reality. Correspondent Amy Costello reports.

Public health experts say that migration between Mexico and the United States is fueling the spread of the AIDS virus south of the border. The World's Jori Lewis reports on efforts to address the problem.

In the 1990s, unhygienic practices in China's blood industry caused thousands of people to contract the AIDS virus. The government has since put in place regulations to prevent such a public health disaster from recurring. But The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports that some donors in China are still paid for their blood, and experts say such cash incentives could lead to HIV entering the blood supply.

Dr. Carlo SpagnolliDr. Carlo Spagnolli has spent the past ten years trying to combat AIDS and HIV in Zimbabwe. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with him about how the Zimbabwean government helps and hinders the fight against AIDS.

Host Marco Werman speaks with Iranian doctors Aresh Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. Both are advisers to Iran's Ministry of Health, and they've made their nation a leader when it comes to AIDS prevention and treatment.

Suzanne Marmion reports on a Japanese aid worker's strategy to help combat AIDS in the African nation of Malawi. He wrote a song that encourages people to get tested for HIV. The song has become a hit in Malawi.

Correspondent Sheri Fink profiles a Rwandan delegate who attended the AIDS conference in Toronto.