Sheri Fink reports on a controversy over HIV testing being discussed at this year's International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Doctors and AIDS activists generally agree that testing should be voluntary. But some public health officials believe it's time to start putting some pressure on those who are reluctant to get tested.

As the 16th International AIDS Conference begins this weekend in Toronto, Haiti is among the many topics on the agenda. About four percent of adults in Haiti are HIV positive. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Miami Herald health reporter Jacob Goldstein who just returned from Haiti where he visited hospitals and health clinics.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Dr. David Bangsberg, senior author of a new study on AIDS treatment in Africa that may open the way for more treatment programs to reach poor patients infected with HIV.

When Mexicans move to the United States, studies show their health begins to decline. The longer they're here, the more likely they are to suffer from obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The World's Ruxandra Guidi reports on efforts by the state of Texas to reverse that trend using a technique from south of the border.

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Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Sam Connor of the group, Population Services International in Myanmar. The group is taking advantage of World Cup fever to promote condom use aimed at preventing the spread of HIV.

A peace agreement in Sudan last year ended a two-decade-long civil war between the Arab north and the non-Arab south. But the peace deal has had unintended consequences - the spread of HIV/AIDS. Reporter Hana Baba explains from Sudan's capital Khartoum.

A new study finds that people could be infected with the human form of mad cow disease for more than 50 years without developing the illness. That means the size of a potential epidemic may be underestimated. Host Marco Werman speaks with John Collinge, lead author of the study.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement today announced that its '100,000 Lives' campaign in the United States has saved more than 122,000 lives. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Joe McCannon, manager of the '100,000 lives' campaign, about how the program can go beyond US borders.

Many of the legendary Bedouin nomads of the Middle East have stopped their wanderings and taken on a more sedentary lifestyle. The World's Aaron Schachter reports that in the process, they seem to have developed a very modern problem: obesity.

Today is the last installment of The World's feature on music inspired by the AIDS epidemic. Correspondent Sheri Fink reports from Papua New Guinea on how music has responded to the AIDS epidemic there.