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The "Don't Die of Ignorance" Aids Campaign

The "Don't Die of Ignorance" Aids Campaign

FromWitness History


The "Don't Die of Ignorance" Aids Campaign

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1986 the British government launched the world's first ever public health campaign on Hiv Aids. It was highly controversial and faced considerable opposition from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Mike Lanchin speaks to former Health Minister, Norman Fowler, whose insistence made the campaign a reality.Photo: Norman Fowler of a poster reading "Aids Don"t Die Of Ignorance," Nov. 1986 (Crown Copyright)
Released:
Aug 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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