VOA Launches New Program in Mozambique on HIV/AIDS:PRESS RELEASE -
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2006: The Voice of America's (VOA) Portuguese-to-Africa service launches a new, youth-oriented, radio program on HIV/AIDS aimed at audiences in Mozambique on December 2, 2006.The show, Vida Sem Medo (Life Without Fear), is a 30-minute weekly program that focuses on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The show will be produced in Mozambique and broadcast from Washington."We plan to include news and information about medical and social aspects of HIV/AIDS," said Ana Guedes, chief of VOA's Portuguese-to-Africa service. "Our show will feature stories and interviews from across the country."Regular radio dramas produced by the Grupo Teatral Ntiyiso and call-in segments with a medical doctor are part of the regular programming.The program will be distributed across Mozambique by FM affiliates in the major cities, and on shortwave frequencies 909 KHZ/33 meter band; 21590 KHZ/13 meter band, and 18985 KHZ/15 meter band. It will air on Saturday and Sunday from 1200-1230 (Maputo time). VOA Portuguese is available at http://www.voanews.com/portuguese/
(Source: Voice of America via Md. Azizul Alam Al-Amine, Bangladesh)