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multimedia reports Keeping the Promise — Doctors led by Baylor College of Medicine fight AIDS in Africa. Houston doctor fosters hope in Africa — Baylor physician Mark Kline is pioneering efforts to help children with HIV in Africa. The Chronicle's Leigh Hopper and Carlos Antonio Rios traveled with Kline. |