BBCNEWS Witness History July 7, 2024
hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, pumza fihlani, here in johannesburg. this time, we'll be getting first—hand accounts from five important moments in the history of healthcare. coming up — how, in the 1970s, chinese scientists used an ancient herbal remedy to find a cure for malaria. the german psychiatrist who first identified alzheimer's disease. and pakistan's angel of mercy, abdul sattar edhi, whose charity provides healthcare to millions. but we start here in south africa, where, in the late 1990s, cases of hiv and aids soared. by 1998, almost 3 million south a...