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On the recordMay 2, 2001
We went to South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and North Africa; a North African country, Tunisia. But in South Africa, it was driven home most graphically the effects of this problem of HIV/AIDS and how it affects the children. A lot of folk do not realize that in South Africa, one of every three public school teachers is affected with AIDS. That means that the future of South Africa is definitely threatened by this dreaded disease.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa.

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