Blog posts tagged "Aids"

April 6, 2009 6:50 pm No Comments

An overnight flight to Zambia. Haven’t been here in 20 years. Bigger, but still verdant green boulevards into town. Early morning bicycles laden with vast bags of charcoal struggle along the dust tracks at the roadside. I’m here for a conference, of which more in the next blog.

March 23, 2009 11:44 am 45 Comments

I’m very struck by the response to the condom debate sparked by our interview following the Pope’s comments last week. More than 50 comments, and an interesting spread. I have I suppose what the Catholic church would call a “confession” to make. I did not handle it well. One must be honest about these things.

March 18, 2009 12:04 pm 64 Comments

Several readers of this blog have commented on my interview in last night’s programme on the back of Lindsey Hilsum’s report on the Pope’s trip to Africa. En route to Cameroon, Pope Benedict remarked that condoms were not a solution to the spread of Aids but part of the problem. After the piece, I spoke [...]