Suggested Host Intro for Interview with Zackie Achmat

South Africa has some of the highest HIV/AIDS infections rates in the world. And the country's ruling party, the African National Congress, and former President Thabo Mbeki (TAH-bo mm-BECK-ee) spent years denying a connection between HIV and AIDS. But South Africa also has Zackie Achmat (ZACK-key OCK-mott), a world renowned activist who has mobilized thousands of volunteers from America and elsewhere in the fight against AIDS. Correspondent Kristin McHugh recently sat down with Achmat in his home for a candid discussion on the struggle against AIDS in South Africa and his own personal battle with the disease.