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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with public health expert Kamiar Alaei about a new HIV/AIDS prevention program getting a test run in Iran this week. Authorities have installed some vending machines in addiction centers that dispense condoms and syringes.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with scientists Colin Russell and Derek Smith. They're two of the authors of a study out today in the magazine Science on the way the flu virus travels the globe.

Sheri Fink reports from Kenya on a public health challenge that comes on the heels of Kenya's own post-election crisis. Thousands of Kenyan AIDS patients left their homes during the recent violence. Many ran out of medicine, and now that lapse in their treatment could pose a major public health threat.

The World's Clark Boyd reports that two teams of scientists have announced that they have turned human skin cells into stem cells -- without destroying an embryo in the process. The announcement is a breakthrough for a field of research that has been stalled by ethical, political and practical concerns.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Claire Hajaj of the United Nations about a cholera outbreak in northern Iraq. The outbreak started at a malfunctioning water treatment plant. Problems with Iraq's infrastructure are a threat to the public health of its citizens.

In the wake of the firing several weeks ago of it's Deputy Director, the South African Health Department today issued a recall of 20-million potentially defective condoms. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with AIDS expert and author Helen Epstein about the current turmoil surrounding the country's battle with one of the world's worst AIDS epidemics.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top White House adviser on AIDS issues. Fauci said recently that despite some advances, we're still losing the overall battle against AIDS.

Correspondent Sheri Fink reports on what experts are saying about the drug resistant form of Tuberculosis at a meeting in Washington, D.C. An American citizen is in quarantine in Atlanta after flying to Europe and returning to the US after being diagnosed with a drug resistant strain of the disease.

Correspondent Sheri Fink reports on the struggles among the migrant worker population in New Orleans. Thousands of undocumented immigrants flocked to the city to help with demolition and reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina. But they're having trouble getting help, such as healthcare, when they need it.