With HIV rates second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean islands that conjure visions of sun, sand and tourism now highlight the interplay between poverty and the epidemic in this hemisphere. And less than two hours from South Florida shores, the island of Hispaniola has struggled with the highest HIV rates in the Caribbean since the early 1980s.
Global Gateway: Heroes of HIV, St. Louis 4/24-25
Published April 20, 2008
Event date:
April 24, 2008 (All day) to April 25, 2008 (All day)
The Pulitzer Center is taking our "Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean" reporting project into American classrooms. Journalist Antigone Barton joined Pulitzer Center Director Jon Sawyer and Associate Director Nathalie Applewhite as they talked with St. Louis students and heard their thoughts on this under-reported issue. They discussed how the disease is affecting the Caribbean as well as how it links back to local communities and individuals in the U.S.
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