Botswana’s Response to HIV-AIDS is Remarkable: NPR

HIV-AIDS pre­ven­tion cam­paign in Botswana

Dis­cus­sion about a nation crip­pled by dis­ease is not good news, but news reports about that nation over­com­ing the chal­lenges posed by dis­ease are wel­come news. The news that the nation of Botswana is mov­ing past the odds that were stacked against it just a decade ago is cer­tain­ly encour­ag­ing to many around the world.

Nation­al Pub­lic Radio’s Jason Beaubi­en reports that the nation “has one of the most com­pre­hen­sive and effec­tive HIV treat­ment pro­grams in Africa.”

It is a feat char­ac­ter­ized as a “stun­ning achieve­ment ” for the country.

How did Botswana do this and what are the lessons to be learned from the country?

Link to NPR sto­ry here.