Department of - Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

A TV documentary on HIV/AIDS
in Africa and Belgium
On November 25th and December 2th, the public
television network Canvas broadcasted a twin
documentary on “HIV/AIDS: 25 years”, contrasting the
situations of HIV/AIDS in Belgium and Uganda. The series
was co-produced by the ITM, and featured a selection
of its work and partnerships in the field. Prof. Marie Laga
was the resource person for the crew and provided the
expert comments. The first episode dealt with HIV/AIDS
in Belgium. Three HIV-patients talked openly about their
life with the disease and anti-retroviral treatment.
Professor Marie Laga is being interviewed by the television crew from
Over leven in Kampala, Uganda.
Highlight
In the second episode the crew travelled to Uganda
where they documented the life of AIDS patients under
ART in Africa. The documentary highlighted the work
of the Aids Support Organisation (TASO), a successful
Ugandese NGO working for and with people affected
by HIV/AIDS. The red thread through this episode was
a day’s work of Dr. Jonathan Wangisi, an ITM alumnus
heading the Mbale branch of TASO. Currently, Johnathan
is deputy director for strategic information.
Dr. Jonathan Wangisi, an ITM alumnus, is deputy director for strategic
information at TASO.
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