EYE WITNESS NEWS. 19/09/1986

Current Affairs.

Scientists in the USA expected to announce proposals for the expanded use of a drug which slows the spread of the AIDS virus. Mathilde Krim (Columbia University); Bill Mason (patient).

Report from Uganda where the AIDS virus has reached epidemic proportions. Dr Thomas Quinn (National Institutes of Health).

Hitch in the Government's plans to privatise the management of NZ airports. Helen Ritchie (Chairperson, NZ Airports Authority); Dr Morgan Fahey (Airport Authority).

Impact of continued low dollar on export trade Paul Bevin (Economist, FASCo).

To mark Women's Suffrage Day, a look at the Ministry of Women's Affairs Marilyn Pryor; Mary O'Regan (Head of the Ministry of Women's Affairs).

Corizon Aquino's trip to the US wins a $200 million aid package. Also interview with Aquino. Rep David Obey (Democrat, Wisconsin); Rep Toby Roth (Republican, Wisconsin); Corizon Aquino (President of the Philippines); Juan Ponce Enrile (Philippines Minister of Defence.