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The Truck Drivers Dying from AIDs
Truckers have higher rates of HIV than the rest of India’s male population
India’s five million truckers, or truck drivers, have the highest rates of HIV amongst the country’s male population. This programme investigates why the problem is so rife among the men who drive the highways of India, and what is being done to help.
Also on the show, the radio soap dramas that are making people more aware of sexual and reproductive health; an investigation into whether new laws can stop people from smoking; and living with diabetes.
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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
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