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A visit with William R. Folk, Professor of Biochemistry
Published: September 05, 2007 - Topics:
dietary_supplements
South_Africa
Traditional_healing
apartheid_government
biochemistry
Why is Sub-Saharan Africa the epicenter of the AIDS pandemic?
Topics:
HIV
AIDS
The answer to why Sub-Saharan Africa is known is the epicenter of the AIDS pandemic is complex. But Folk states that while “we don’t know all the answers, in part the apartheid government worked to destroy the traditional culture and society of South Africa,” which clearly exacerbated the problem.