AIDSvideos.org: Free HIV/AIDS Educational Videos in Many Languages

Welcome to AIDSvideos.org! (beta 1 release)

... all the world's HIV/AIDS videos ... in all the world's languages ... all online for free!

Our mission is to prevent the spread of HIV and to help those affected by making all the world's HIV/AIDS prevention education videos in all the world's languages available online for free. For most videos, you can stream it in lower quality or you can download it in higher TV quality using the free Open Media Network client for Windows and the Mac. AIDSvideos.org is currently in "beta test" mode prior to the site's official launch.

We welcome volunteers! We're seeking volunteers to help translate our scripts for the introductory videos from AIDSvideos.org into other languages, as well as volunteers to help film, edit and/or publish the videos. Interested? Email us! Learn how you can help AIDSvideos.org!

Special call for volunteer speakers of Japanese, Greek, Polish, Urdu, and Tamil: we now have finished scripts translated into these languages and are seeking volunteers with native fluency to read the scripts into the video camera. No memorization necessary; we have a video prompter, so you can just look at the screen and read the text. If interested, please email us!

This web site includes contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such materials, please visit SafeForAll.org, an alternative web site that is intended to facilitate education and discussion about HIV/AIDS by families. Additional videos not indexed at AIDSvideos.org may be found there.

HIV/AIDS Introductory Videos from AIDSvideos.org

Sign up for a free Open Media Network Season Ticket for English AIDS Videos to automatically receive new videos when they're published! Here is a basic HIV/AIDS curriculum developed with Becky Kuhn, M.D. of Global Lifeworks.

Introduction to HIV and AIDS: What You Need to Know (17 min): Stream or Download (QT, 105MB)
Critical basic information about HIV, how it spreads, and how to protect yourself and others.

A Brief Introduction to HIV and AIDS: What You Need to Know (8 min): Stream or Download
Shorter version focusing on the most critical information.
Preventing Sexual Transmission of HIV: What You Need to Know (6 min 25s): Stream
Brief message explaining how to avoid contracting or transmission of HIV through sexual contact.
Preventing the Spread of HIV Through Injection Drug Use (3 min 36s): Stream or Download (QT, 10MB)
Brief message for injection drug users about how to avoid contracting HIV.
HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) (4 min): Stream or Download (QT, 12MB)
Brief message for MSM about how to avoid contracting HIV.

Did I Just Contract HIV? Symptoms of Primary HIV Infection (4 min 49 sec): Stream or Download
If you experience the symptoms of primary HIV infection, see your doctor and request immediate HIV testing.
New! What's the Risk That I Have Contracted HIV? (4 min 43 sec): Stream
There's only one way to know for sure: get tested!
Why EVERY Person Should Be Tested for HIV When They Visit the Doctor (5 min): Stream or Download
US Centers for Disease Control recommend that all people age 13-64 be tested for HIV when they visit the doctor.
Top Ten Myths About HIV/AIDS (8 min 55 sec): Stream or Download (QT, 60MB)
Ten common myths about HIV/AIDS debunked.
Ten More Myths About HIV/AIDS (12 min): Stream or Download
Crystal Methamphetamine and HIV: The Connection (8 min 30 sec): Stream or Download (QT, 31MB)
Use of crystal methamphetamine is leading to risky sexual behavor and contributing to the spread of HIV.
New! Is HIV a Death Sentence? (5 min): Stream
Avoid contracting HIV if you're HIV-, but don't despair if you're HIV+.
Prevention for Positives (8 min 30 sec): Stream or Download (QT, 36MB)
How HIV positive people can help prevent the further spread of HIV.
Better Adherence for a Better Life (10 min 13 sec): Stream or Download (QT, 43MB)
Why it's so important for HIV positive people to take their antiretroviral medications (ARVs) at the prescribed dosages on the prescribed schedules.
Ending Gender Inequality: A Key to Stopping HIV (8 min): Stream
Gender inequality is a key driver in the spread of HIV. Ending it is a key to stopping the spread of HIV.
Beyond ABC: Newer Approaches to Preventing HIV/AIDS (9 min 20 sec): Stream or Download
Discusses SAVE and DEF models and the use of male circumcision.
Pregnant HIV positive mothers can reduce the risk that their child will contract HIV. These videos discuss techniques appropriate for developed countries where antiretroviral medications, formula, and clean water are readily available and for developing nations where they often are not.

New! I Have HIV. Can I Have Children and Keep My Partner Safer? (4 min 12 sec): Stream
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Developed Countries (12 min): Stream or Download (QT, 43MB)
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Developing Countries (11 min 28 sec): Stream or Download (QT, 28MB)

New! I'm Over Fifty. Do I Need to Worry About HIV? (7 min): Stream
Older people have many of the same risk factors, yet both they and their doctors often underestimate their risk.
Good hygiene is important to prevent people with weakened immune systems (such as those with HIV and AIDS) from contracting secondary infections from caregivers and others. These videos discuss basic hygiene techniques.

Wash Your Hands To Protect Yourselves and Others

Developed World (6 min): Stream or Download (QT, 34MB)
Developing World (5 min): Stream or Download (QT, 25MB)

Preventing Waterborne Illnesses, a Major Cause of Death in Developing Countries (4 min): Stream or Download (QT, 14MB)

New! These videos are excerpts on various topics from an interview with Phil Johnson, M.D.:

HIV Basics: Prevention, Testing, Treatment, and Adherence (30 min 30 sec): Stream
The Importance of Maintaining Good Health to Fight HIV Infection (3 min 10 sec): Stream or Download
The Importance of Condom Compliance (6 min 42 sec): Stream or Download
How Other STDs Increase the Risk of HIV Transmission (2 min): Stream or Download
Condoms, Testing, Monogamy, and Honesty (2 min 40 sec): Stream or Download
HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts Around the World (6 min 30 sec): Stream or Download
Injection Drug Use and HIV Prevention (4 min 28 sec): Stream or Download
HIV/AIDS in the Household (2 min 32 sec): Stream or Download
How Friends and Family Can Support HIV and AIDS Patients (1 min 32 sec): Stream or Download
Abstinence, Fidelity, Cultural Issues, and Cultural Change (6 min 15 sec): Stream or Download
The Problem of HIV Stigma (2 min): Stream or Download
History of the Definition of AIDS and Its Evolution Over Time (5 min 26 sec): Stream or Download
Challenges in Antiretroviral Therapy (8 min 47 sec): Stream or Download

New! Interviews on various topics with Becky Kuhn, M.D.:

What Life Factors Contribute to Contracting and Transmitting HIV? (6 min) Stream or Download
What Prevents Patients from Taking ARVs as Prescribed? (3 min 40 sec) Stream or Download

Other videos we're planning for the next 12 months: How to Clean a Syringe or Needle Using Bleach; How to Use a Condom Correctly; HIV Tests Explained; and translations into Portuguese, French, Spanish, Polish, Greek, and Farsi. Email us your ideas!

How You Can Help!

Spread the word: Would you like to email a link to one of these videos to a friend? It's easy! To spread the word:

in AOL Uncut Video, click "E-mail This"
in Google Video, click "Share this video"
in Guba, click "Email to Friend"
in the OMN client, click "Share Program"
in Yahoo Video, click "Email to Friend"
in YouTube, click "Share video"

Put video links on your own web page: Anyone is free to put links to these videos on their own web pages.

You can help: We are seeking scientifically and medically accurate HIV/AIDS prevention education videos in all languages. We're also looking for volunteers to help us find videos in all languages, translate HIV/AIDS education scripts into other languages, present non-English scripts into a video camera, capture videos from DVD and VHS, help with video editing, do graphic design for original videos, improve our web site design, etc. Want to help in any way? Email us!

Technical Support

Videos are streamed using the Flash Player. To view downloaded videos you will need a player compatible with Windows Media, QuickTime, or RealPlayer. To download the highest quality videos (640x480), get the free OMN client. Lower quality videos (320x240) can be downloaded from Google Video.

Welcome to AIDSvideos.org! (beta 1 release)

HIV/AIDS Introductory Videos from AIDSvideos.org

Other Notable Prevention Education Videos

How You Can Help!

Technical Support